We hope you have a great holiday with family and friends. We are so thankful for you and the wonderful communities we serve!

Please remember those guardians working today and are away from their families protecting, serving, and caring for others so that we can spend time with those we hold close. We are thankful for our fire, police, EMS, dispatchers, medical staff, and more to make our country safe and prosperous. Remember our military soldiers serving stateside and abroad protecting our freedoms. Stay safe!

Vertical Ventilation. When a fire gets into an attic, it needs to be vented. Removing the hot gases decreases the heat in the structure to lessen combustion from super-heated gases. Our crews at each station spent some time on rooftops over the past few weeks with rescue saws at the Martindale training house to slice shingles and roof decking under controlled conditions. Great work folks.

Controlled Burning in the area of Lake Maumelle will continue this week and through the weekend. This large prescribed burn of about 467 acres will continue to produce smoke for days and could affect visibility at times. When ambient temperatures drop in the evenings the smoke will usually fall to the ground and be pushed long distances with wind.

Veterans Day Nov 11, 2025- Thank you to all that served in our armed forces to defend our nation and ensure our freedoms. We know that freedom is not free. It comes at a cost and serving your country, no matter the branch or location, requires a commitment that often comes with a love for your home, family, and willingness to ensure our future generations enjoy the same freedoms.

We thank YOU for your service if you took the oath to defend. We shared some of the photos of our firefighters that served. Now, it is your turn!

If you live in our fire district and served in our military, please comment on this post with a suitable military photo (preferably in uniform) and share your branch, rank/MOS, where you served and for what years. We appreciate YOU.

Thank You For Your Service!

Veteran’s Day 2025 – Nov 11, Today we are FREE because of those that have watch over us and those that have previously served. THANK YOU to all of you that have taken the oath to defend us, reported for duty, and served from stateside and deployed around the world. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.