Firefighters fighting multiple grass fires along I-530
Firefighters are working multiple grass fires between mile markers 34 and 35 in the northbound lanes.
Please use caution if traveling in the area.
Stories tagged with: fires
Corrections Board fires Secretary of Corrections appointed by Governor Sanders
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ Board of Corrections voted 5-2 Wednesday to fire Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri, who has been on suspension for the past four weeks with pay.
The board held a special meeting via teleconference to discuss the status of Profiri’s job, the... Read More.
Fire Chief Shawn Howell said they have started responding to more fires recently due to weather changes
With the recent changes in the weather that resulted in many residents switching from cooling their homes to heating them. Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Chief Shauwn Howell said Friday his department has responded to a few more calls that resulted from the... Read More.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office cites numerous citizens for unlawful burning, included those who caused forest fires
Two Jefferson County forest fires caused by unlawful burning in late October prompted Sheriff Lafayette Woods, Jr. and his Deputies to begin issuing citations to citizens who chose to burn debris, leaves, and other objects during the burn ban.
Woods spoke with Deltaplex News... Read More.
State fires bridge inspector
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An inspector who failed to discover a crack in the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that prompted the span’s closure has been fired, Arkansas transportation officials said Monday.
Arkansas Department of Transportation Director Lorie Tudor said the inspector... Read More.
Fire Department reports structure fires up in April
By Ray King
A nearly 60-percent increase in structure fires during the month of April was offset with an equal drop in brush/grass/rubbish fires, according to the monthly report from the Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Department.
For the month, there were 361 incidents reported... Read More.
Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Department responded to double the structure fires in December compared to November
By Ray King
Although structure fires in Pine Bluff accounted for less than seven percent of the total calls for the Fire and Emergency Services Department in December, they more than doubled compared to the previous month.
According to the monthly report, there were 25 structure... Read More.
PB Fire Chief Shaun Howell discusses type fires and Santa truck
Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Chief Shauwn Howell was a guest on the Oldies 101.3 morning show Friday and told Greg Horne and Will Jenkins that the type of fires his department responds to tends to change around Thanksgiving.
Howell talked about the Santa... Read More.
Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Chief discusses July fires; arson’s
By Ray King
According to the monthly report from the Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Department, there were nine structure fires in the city during the month of July.
Appearing on the Oldies 101.3 morning show Friday, Chief Shauwn Howell said that number is in... Read More.
Firefighters classify 4 structure fires in July as arson
There were nine structure fires reported in Pine Bluff during the month of July, according to the monthly report from the Fire and Emergency Services Department.
Of the nine, fire investigators classified four as arson and the cause of the remaining five was undetermined. Five... Read More.
House fires, accidents cause increase in fire calls
By Ray King
Slight increases in house fires and vehicle accidents with injuries led to an increase in total calls for the Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services Department in June compared to the previous month.
In June, a total of 367 calls were reported, 20... Read More.
Pine Bluff Fire & Emergency Services battle two fires Monday afternoon
UPDATE: Pine Bluff Fire & Emergency Services battled two fires at the same time Monday afternoon.
The first fire was located at the old Big Banjo Pizza building on Nebraska Street. The second fire was at a home located on Elm Street near 17th Avenue.... Read More.
