WARREN, Ark. – A red convertible crashed at the railroad crossing on Martin Street in Warren Saturday night, March 26, 2022 at around 8:15 p.m, totaling the vehicle and damaging a railroad sign. Warren Police Department officers say that preliminary information indicates the driver of the convertible was driving south on Martin Street when the…
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Bradley County Rural Fire responds to grass fire March 6
WARREN, Ark. – The Bradley County Rural Fire Department responded the evening of March 6, 2022 to a grass fire at Bradley CR 19 north of Warren. Multiple members from the Rural crew arrived to fight the blaze which broke out near a wooded area. Two Warren firemen were also on the scene assisting. No…
Shaun Henderson named Warren Firefighter of the Year at Annual WFD Ball
WARREN, Ark. – The annual Warren Fire Department Firemen’s Ball was held Saturday at Warren Country Club. The fundraiser helps raise money for equipment. A steak dinner was served and an auction conducted by Mike Nichols raised about $10,000 by itself. A DJ provided music. Awards were highlighted by presentation of the Firefighter of the…
Massive wood mill fire in Dallas County Sunday evening
CARTHAGE, Ark. – Emergency crews in Dallas County responded to a report of an explosion and subsequent fire at a commercial structure in Carthage, Arkansas around 9:00 p.m. Sunday evening, February 20, 2022. The fire reportedly broke out at Idaho Timber, a major employer in the Carthage community. The “first arriving units quickly requested additional…
Lighthouse Church moving to 104 East Cedar for services after fire
WARREN, Ark. – Officials with the ATF(Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) were on scene Monday, February 7, 2022 for a routine examination of the remains of the Lighthouse Church building which burned during the very early morning hours of Thursday, February 3. No cause of the fire has been determined as of yet.…
Lighthouse Church of Warren burns overnight
While information is very limited at this time, Lighthouse Church of Warren burned down overnight. No information is known yet as to the cause of the fire. However, the building was completely lost. Saline River Chronicle will post additional information as it becomes available through the Warren Fire Department. The location of the fire is…
PotlatchDeltic makes $10k donation to Warren Fire Department
PotlatchDeltic Corp. made a $10,000 donation to Warren Fire Department on Wednesday to go towards the purchase of a new pumper truck. The truck worth $336,000 has been ordered from Deep South Fire Apparatus of Hattiesburg, Miss., and will arrive soon. It has a 12,050 gallon per minute pump and a 1,300-gallon water tank. Shown,…
New Warren Fire Chief Chuck Moore speaks to Warren Rotary
The Rotary Club of Warren met Tuesday, Jan. 25 at noon inside the Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church for their regular meeting. Warren mayor and Rotarian Denisa Pennington introduced the new City of Warren Fire Chief Chuck Moore as the program. Chief Moore spoke about his upbringing in Sardis, Miss., and told the…
New Warren Fire Chief Moore on the job
Chuck Moore, age 49, recently of Sardis Mississippi, is now in Warren and on the job as the City of Warren Fire Chief. The Chief and his wife have moved to Warren and are now residents of the City. They have three grown children, two boys and a girl. Both sons are fire fighters. Chief…
WFD conducts controlled burn of dilapidated property in downtown Tuesday-Exclusive video included
Warren, Arkansas – The Warren Fire Department conducted a controlled structure burn Tuesday evening, November 9, 2021 at an already damaged old home structure at the north end of Main Street in Warren for the purposes of demolition of the damaged house as well as firefighter training. The old home which had been previously damaged…
WFD responds to blaze on North Martin in Warren
Warren Fire Department emergency personnel were called to a structure fire Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 808 North Martin Street in Warren. Seventeen Warren Firefighters arrived on the scene to help extinguish the blaze. EASI ambulance paramedics were also on hand.
Warren Fire Department fights fire on Sturgis Street
Thursday, September 30, 2021, the Warren Fire Department responded to a fire located at 515 Sturgis Street in Warren. Firefighters arrived to battle a structural fire that broke out in several out buildings located at both the 515 Sturgis St address as well as at 513 Sturgis St. Fourteen firemen were on the scene to…
Warren home badly damaged in Thursday night fire
A Warren home located at 616 East Cedar St sustained significant damage Thursday evening, September 23, 2021 in a fire. Firemen with the Warren Fire Department were on the scene late Thursday night around 10:00 p.m. working to extinguish the flames. The home is located to the east of Gannaway street in Warren, south of…
Modernization of Warren’s Fire Station complete
For some time Warren’s Central Fire Station, located in the western portion of the City’s Emergency Services Center, has been under construction for modernization and improvements. Recently, acting Fire Chief Larry Hayes provided Saline River Chronicle with a tour. He showed the new washing system for firefighter turnout equipment that has been purchased and installed,…
Police car and fire engine issues discussed during September Warren City Council meeting-Video included
Meeting in regular session Monday evening, September 13, 2021, the Warren City Council conducted numerous items of monthly business including step pay increases for two police officers and a pay increase for one officer upon his promotion to Corporal. All six council members attended the meeting and Mayor Denisa Pennington presided. Financial reports were given…