Early Saturday afternoon, County Judge Robert Akin issued a burn ban for Drew County, shortly after a woods fire burned approximately 55 acres of timberland, located west of the Old Warren Road/S. Wilmar Rd. intersection. (more…)

Wednesday, at 3:30 pm, the Collins-Cominto fire department, assisted by the Dermott fire department, responded to a small woods fire, at the intersection of South 16th Section Road and Burton Lake trail.

OEM and Drew County Sheriff’s Deputies responded, and the fire was extinguished.

At 3:48 pm, Monday afternoon, the Monticello Fire Department and Drew County Sheriffs Deputies responded to the report of a pick-up fire on Jose Chapel Road.

No injuries were reported.

Reggie’s towed the burned Ford, opening up the roadway.

Saturday afternoon, around 3:20 PM, the Monticello Fire Department was paged out to a house fire in the 800 block of Main Street in Monticello.

The fire was contained to a back bedroom, with smoke damage throughout the home.

The fire is believed to have started from a electrical cord short, running to a window unit air conditioner.

As temperatures continue to rise, please check your appliance cords to make sure they are not worn or under other furniture.

Members of the Monticello Fire Department quickly responded to a request from the Ridgeway Apartments, yesterday afternoon, during the power failure.

A few residents of the facility were in the elevator, during the outage, and were safely removed without any issues upon MFD’s arrival.

At 2:35 AM, Friday morning, Monticello dispatch received a fire report of a camper, located near Wilmar  Baptist Church. Drew county sheriffs deputies and Wilmar Fire Department responded, and had the fire quickly extinguished.

At approximately 1:30, yesterday afternoon, a grass fire headed towards the woods at South Allis Road’s intersection with Dave Knight Road, southeast of Wilmar, drew response from the Wilmar Fire Department, Drew County Sheriffs office, and OEM.

Multiple firefighters responded, and the blaze was extinguished, before it got out of control.

Contrary to rumors, there was no damage to the roof of Monticello Fire Station #2, near the UAM campus.

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At 3:59, Wednesday afternoon, the Monticello Fire Department was paged to the report of a car fire in the area of 3200 Highway 425 North.

Photo courtesy of firefighters.

The Monticello Fire Department responded to a house fire on Bill Henry Rd., in Montongo, Tuesday morning, at 4:27 AM.

Photo courtesy of Monticello Firefighters.

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In Warren, just for clarification, the “high school gym” is referred to as the “auxiliary gymnasium.”

At 6:15 PM, Wednesday, a fire was reported at Warren High School, and is believed to have originated in or near the auxiliary gym, on the north end of the building. (more…)

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At approximately 01:40, this morning, A structure fire destroyed a local home, on Selma-Collins Road. Departments that responded were Collins-Cominto FD, Selma FD, Winchester-Tillar FD, Dermott FD, Drew County Sheriff Deputies & OEM.

Just before 3 PM, Sunday afternoon, Drew County Deputies and the Monticello Fire Department were notified of a vehicle fire, in the lakebed of Lake Monticello. (more…)

Around 130, Wednesday afternoon, Arkansas Forestry Commission, Collins-Cominto and Dermott Fire Departments, along with a Drew County OEM responded to a woods fire on Highway 35 E., located near Paradise Place, the railroad crossing on Highway 35.