Warren Fire Committee recommends policy changes and increase in captains and lieutenants pay

Warren Fire Committee recommends policy changes and increase in captains and lieutenants pay

WARREN, Ark. – The Warren Fire Committee met on Wednesday evening at the Warren Municipal Building to discuss and propose new policies for the Warren Fire Department. Council members present were Chairman Joel Tolefree, Angela Marshall, and Dorothy Henderson, along with Fire Chief Chuck Moore, Mayor Gregg Reep, and Administrative Assistant Charlotte Brown. One of…

Firefighters respond to two separate oil storage fires this weekend near Moro Bay

Firefighters respond to two separate oil storage fires this weekend near Moro Bay

MORO BAY, Ark. – Multiple fire crews from Bradley County and Union County were called Sunday, March 5 to a fire at Moro Bay on Mitchum Landing Road due to an oil storage tank explosion, the second such event of the weekend. Crews with the Bradley County Rural Fire Department, the Banks Volunteer Fire Department,…

Policies and procedures discussed at Warren Fire Committee meeting

Policies and procedures discussed at Warren Fire Committee meeting

Warren Fire Committee members met Monday and discussed possible changes to several policies. Committee members include Chairman Joel Tolefree and Alderwomen Angela Marshall and Dorothy Henderson. Also attending the meeting were Alderwoman Latanza Atkins, Fire Chief Chuck Moore and Administrative Assistant Charlotte Tenner-Brown. Top photo: Warren Fire Chief Chuck Moore and Administrative Assistant Charlotte Tenner-Brown…

Bradley County burn ban lifted

Bradley County burn ban lifted

Saline River Chronicle was notified Monday morning that the burn ban has been lifted for Bradley County. According to the latest information we have, burn bans have been lifted in Bradley, Cleveland, and Calhoun Counties. While Drew, Ashley, Lincoln, and Union Counties’ bans remain.

First Baptist Church School students presented program on fire prevention

First Baptist Church School students presented program on fire prevention

Warren Fire Chief Chuck Moore and Bradley County Rural Fire Department Chief Eddie West brought trucks from their two departments to do a demonstration for students at First Baptist Church school on Wednesday. The event was held in conjunction with Fire Prevention Month, which is held in October. The public is reminded to check the…

Small wildfire extinguished by County Line rural crews Sunday afternoon

Small wildfire extinguished by County Line rural crews Sunday afternoon

A small grass and underbrush fire broke out about five and half miles north of Warren on Highway 8 towards New Edinburg, Sunday, October 2, 2022 around 2:30 p.m., threatening the local forest. Crews from the County Line Rural Fire Department responded and seemed to have the fire under control for the most part by…

Cleveland County now under burn ban

Cleveland County now under burn ban

Cleveland County is officially under a burn ban as of Wednesday morning, September 28, 2022. This comes a day after Bradley County Judge Klay McKinney issued a burn ban for Bradley County. Bradley, Cleveland, Calhoun, Lincoln, Drew, and Ashley Counties are all at a high risk of wildfires at the moment due to dry conditions…