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At 8 AM, Thanksgiving morning, the Monticello fire department responded to a house fire on Maria Drive.

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Due to govermental regulations, our current 911 system must be repoaced by the end of the year.
Currently 95% of 911 calls are placed by cell phones.
The estimated cost will be around $213,000.

Early Monday morning, the Collins-Cominto Fire Dept. was paged out to assist the Dermott Fire Dept. with the homefire call, where 2 cars and a truck were also lost.

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Sunday morning, around 3:30, while most of the county was sleeping, the Sheriff’s Dept. began a manhunt for a jail escapee from Fordyce, who had been convicted of Murder, in 1998. The search continued until 11 am, Monday, with most offiers only getting around 3-4 hours sleep.

Monticello Police officers joined the search a couple of hours later, and they also were past midnight, working to apprehend the felon, who was a threat to the town they serve and protect. They also put the needs of residents in front of their own.

When Tuesday’s wildfire was reported, our Monticello Fire Dept., along with the Arkansas Forestry Commission, battled the blaze for over 6 hours, as the fire changed directions, as the wind changed several times, in the smoke and fire and fumes.

We need to recognize how valuable our first responders are to our community; keeping us safe, regardless of the threat that they are protecting us from.

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Minutes before 5 am, Monday morning, a fire was reported at the home of a local young couple, on Pumpkin Center Road, south of Wilmar.

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We’ve all heard where a vehicle started a grass fire. That was not the case, Thursday afternoon; in fact, it happened in reverse.

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Due to technical difficulties, the narration of the video did not sustain its quality through production.

The excercie was planned to train Monticello Fire Dept. personell to perform “rope rescues” for trapped fictims, whether it be from outside a building, or inside of an industrial site.

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Thanks to everyone that supported Collins-Cominto 2015 Fish Fry Fundraiser. It was a huge success.

The Fire Dept. used the event to honor the Dalsis family with a plaque, in memory of Charles “Pops” Dalsis, Sr., who passed in November.  “Pops” was an assistant chief for the dept. for 23 years.

The plaque was presented to current assistant chief Darian Dalsis, Charles’ grandson, who is currently assitant fire chief..

Around 3:45,  Monticello firefighters  were rolling up their hoses, after  successfully battling the fire at Drew Foam.

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The Monticello Fire Dept. was paged out to a fire at Drew Foam, Friday at 2:15 pm, (more…)

Governor Asa Hutchinson presented  A grant of $9000 to the Collins-Cominto Fire Dept., last week, through the Arkansas Rural Community Grant Program, to purchase prote (more…)

This home, located on HWY 278 near Wilmar was fully engulfed in flames, when the Wilmar Fire Dept. arrived.

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Shortly after 1: 30, Tuesday morning, the Monticello Fire Department was paged out to a silo fire at Bio-Wood, located on Wilson Mill Road.

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Drew County Sheriff’s Department, Monticello Fire Dept, and other emergency staff responded to a house fire on Jose Chapel Road during the morning hours, Tuesday.

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Sunday afternoon at 4:25, the Monticello Fire Dept. was paged out to a trailer fire, on Piney Creek Lane, just off of HWY 278 East.

When the firefighters arrived, they were told that the man who lived there could possibly still be inside the burning extended camper trailer.

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Judge Robert Akin announced Monday morning that the county-wide burn ban has been lifted, due to the recent rain, and the forecast for more rain this week.

 

According to Judge Robert Akin, a Burn Ban is now in effect for Drew County, since January 28.

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Around 4:30, Thursday afternoon, during the 700 acre wildfire, a local man was trapped in the woods, with fire and smoke surrounding him.

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