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A local man lost his life in a home fire, at approximately 2:20 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Monticello firefighters and Drew County deputies were dispatched and found the home fully engulfed upon their arrival.

After the fire was knocked down, Search & Rescue located one fatality inside the structure.

The exact cause of the fire is undetermined. The fire is believed to have originated inside the house and no foul play is suspected.

Photos courtesy of firefighters.

Saturday, shortly after 6 PM, Monticello Firefighters were dispatched to a house fire on Jose Chapel Cut Off Road, which was fully engulfed upon their arrival.

The home was a total loss, and no injuries were reported.

Photo courtesy of firefighters.

On Tuesday evening, August 29, county judge Jessie Griffin, issued a burn ban for all of Drew County.

Please be safe, and let your neighbors know, as well.

At 3 AM, Sunday morning, Monticello Firefighters, responded to a mobile home fire on Godbold Street, near the intersection with Cooper.

After extinguishing the fire, mainly contained to the north end of the trailer, they returned back to the station.

Minutes before 10 AM, they were again paged out to the same trailer, this time for a fire on the south end of the structure, which had rekindled.

This photo was taken at approximately 9 AM, between the two fire reports.

Friday morning, at a couple minutes before 8 AM, the Monticello fire department was paged out to a residential house fire, contained in the attic, on Elm Court, just off of N. Hyatt St.

Damage was limited and the fire was quickly extinguished. No injuries were reported.

A Sanderlin Road residence was fully engulfed in flames after the Clear Creek fire department was paged out at 10:22 PM on Sunday night.

Drew County Sheriffs Deputies and OEM also responded.

MFD was dispatched to an apartment fire at The Vineyards, on Midway Route at 4:16 pm, Friday.

When firefighters arrived, they found that the sprinkler system had extinguished a small kitchen fire, leaving damage apparently only to the kitchen area. No injuries were reported.

MFD was dispatched to a fully engulfed vehicle fire at Shady Grove, AME Church, on Hwy 138, Saturday at 9:04 pm. Engine 1 responded. No injuries reported.

At 3 AM, Wednesday morning, Monticello, Firefighters, and Drew County deputies were dispatched to the 700 block of Bowser Road, just south of UAM, for a house fire, causing severe damage to the living room and kitchen area.

An occupant of the home was present when the fire started, and received burns. He was transported to a Drew Memorial by SEEMS, and then transported to Little Rock by MASI.

At 6:45, later that morning, the fire, rekindled, and firefighters again responded.

The home was totally destroyed.

The Monticello fire department was dispatched to an 18 wheeler fire at 6:50 PM, Tuesday evening.

No injuries were reported as the driver was about to enter a local mill. The cab of the truck was fully engulfed, upon MFD‘s arrival.

DCSO and OEM also responded.

Minutes after 8 PM, Thursday night, Monticello, Firefighters, along with MPD and DCSO officers responded to the report of a “generator fire“ at the county detention facility (jail).

Upon their arrival, the generator was running, but an automatic transfer switch was found to be the cause of the smoke.

All inmates were safe and secure during the event.

The Collins / Cominto Fire Department is proud to announce that they are going from a ISO class 9 rating to a class 6 effective April 1st.

This means lower homeowners insurance rates for members within 5 road miles of either of the department’s 2 stations.

They’re all-volunteer staff was able to achieve this accomplishment by additional training, adding tankers to transport water to fires, adding ponds for draft points to fill tankers, and having a mutual aid program with Dermott’s fire department.

The 60-year-old man, who is suspected in the arson of the business, has passed away from burns and injuries, sustained in the fire. (more…)

The Monticello Firefighters association recently shared the benefits of their fundraisers by donating $1000 to The Call of Drew County.

The Monticello Firefighters association recently shared the benefits of their fundraisers by sharing a $1000 donation with 2nd Chance fur Dogs

Last Friday afternoon, shortly after 2:15 PM, Monticello and Selma fire departments responded to the report of a house, fire, on Highway 83 north.

No injuries were reported.

Photos courtesy of Monticello Firefighters.

At 1:04, Friday afternoon, the Monticello Fire Department was dispatched to a combine fire, located in the field it was harvesting, on Florence Road.

The combine appeared to be a total loss, but damage to the crops was minimal.

Selma Volunteer Fire Department also responded.

Photo courtesy of firefighters.

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Photos courtesy of Firefighters Association.

At 8:04 PM, Labor Day evening, just before light rain began to fall in the area, the Monticello Fire Department was paged out to the report of a woods fire, caused by a tree limb falling on a powerline and igniting grass in the area, which spread. MFD quickly responded and extinguish the fire, with no injuries or substantial property damage. Photo courtesy of firefighters association.

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