The Monticello Fire Dept. responded to the report of a structure fire on Bowser Road, around 3 pm, Thursday afternoon.
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The Monticello Fire Dept. was paged out to a fire at the building next to Piggly Wiggly, Thursday morning, around 4:30.
The building has been a home to many local business, from a barber and beauty shop, to a bookstore, and recently as a store for bargains and bows.
Major damage was done to the back of the structure.
The Monticello Fire Dept. and Arkansas Forestry Commission responded to a woods fire in the Windy Hills area of Old Hwy 13, Saturday afternoon, around 1 pm.
Fire fighters battled the blaze, and had it contained, controlled, and extinguished in approximately an hour.
No structures were harmed, and only an estimated acre of weeds was damaged.
Photos provided by MLive readers.
Friday, around noon, the Monticello Fire & Rescue Dive Team was called to Lake Monticello, where a couple fishing were trying to load their boat onto its trailer.
Around 8 pm Thursday night, the Monticello Fire Dept. was paged out to the report of smoke at City Drug, on E. Gaines Street.
Due to their quick response, only a box in the storage area was damaged.
Nikki Hood, co-owner of City Drug told MLive how much she appreciated the quick response of the local fire and police depts, and added that City Drug will open at 8 am, as usual, with breakfast and all services in full operation.
Shown here is a Drew County Sheriff’s patrol car, which was damaged when a tree fell in it.
Pictured below are two MFD firemen responding to a call where a tree fell on power lines, causing a fire. Two vehicle, driving in the blowing sheets of rain, collided with the tree, lying across the road. No one was injured.
Both of these photos were included in the Good Morning America report.
Thanks to everyone who submitted storm damage photos to MLive to share with our readers.
Sunday night, for the second straight evening in a row, a fire was reported at or near a local convienence store.
Around 7 pm, a caller reported seeing a large fire in the old Town & Country area, behind the Crackierbox store.
Monticello Fire Dept. trucks quickly arrived, and put out the fire, which was reported to be a brush fire.
The Monticello Fire Dept. was called to this mobile home fire, Sunday afternoon, around 2 pm.
The cause of the fire on Florence Road is undetermined. The residents were not home at the time of the fire.
MFD also responded to a home fire at Cottonwood Lane and HWY 35, near Lake Monticello, around 7 pm, Tuesday.
The rescue team also spent several hours on the scene of Monday’s fatal crash at Wilmar, along with their routine duties.
Kelly Reid received the Fireman of the Year Award from Lions Club President Don Hogue, along with a $100 check from Lions Club for the annual award.
Kelly is married to Melissa, a Kindergarten Teacher at Monticello Elementary School. They have two children, John Parker, age 5 years, and Jay Dylan, age 9 months.
Kelly trains fellow firemen and teaches at the Arkansas Fire Academy in Camden. He also volunteers as a referee at Jr High football games. In his “spare time” Kelly said he loves to hunt and fish.
Fire Chief Steve Faulkner selected Kelly for the award from 11 full time firemen and 14 volunteers on the City force. Chief Faulkner said the Fire Department has been successful in lowering the fire insurance rating down to four from five last year. This lower rating will significantly reduce fire insurance premiums in future years.
Two Wilmar residents (both Barkada volunteer firefighters) were passing by Wilmar Baptist Church, Saturday morning, noticed a small fire coming from under a car, just a few feet from a house.
Around 10 pm, the Monticello Fire Dept. was called out to a mobile home fire on Young Drive, behind Commercial Bank’s East Branch.
The home was engulfed in flames when the firefighters arrived.
Around 2:30 am, firefighters were again paged out, this time to a mobile home located on South Maple Street, in the lot next to where a series of fires destroyed another home, a couple of years ago.
No cause has been released as to the cause of the fires.
The Young Drive residence was vacant.
The S. Maple home was occupied.
On a day when emergency personnel are recognized across the nation, our local fire dept, police officers, sheriff’s deputies, state troopers, and both ambulance services were busy proving how important they are to our community.
This link shows the dedicaiton that our local first resonders serve our community with, as they did on the 2010 anniversary of this life-changing day.
Around 5:30, this morning, MPD dispatch received a call reporting a house fire on East Oakland St., near it’s intersection with Rose St.
MFD firefighters quickly responded to battle the blaze, the the structure was fully engulfed when the fire was reported.
MPD blocked off Oakland St. for approximately an hour, due to the blaze.
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