It was a little stormy this AM so here is a safety recommendation you might use some day. If you think you might get lightning struck AND have a half-second to position, it could save you. Best of luck!

Would you like to help fight fire without all of the effort and training to grab a fire hose yourself? You can help us as a water sponsor. Water Donations Are Needed Now! The temps have spiked and summer just skipped over spring. We are already seeing 90 degree days. Fighting fire is quickly dehydrating and we could always use your help to stay hydrated. If are looking for a way to help us, we use a bunch of water and sports drinks all year long to fuel our crews during the hottest days and situations. We can easily go through a case or two of water per fire call. If you can help, feel free to drop off a case of water or sports drinks at your closest WPFD fire station. Just set it by the door and we will make sure it gets put to good use! We need these all year long but really go through the fluids when temps are 80 degrees and up. Thank you for your support!

The food drive supporting the Fendale Food Pantry at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church starts tomorrow!

WPFD will have boxes at Station 1 (Whispering Pines Road/Col Glenn), Station 2 (25911 Kanis), and Station 3 (Hwy 10/Ferndale Cutoff). Boxes will be out around Noon.

What a fantastic day we had at the Wye Mountain Daffodil Festival. The weather was great and it was awesome to see so many familiar and new faces. From these pics you can tell the kids loved climbing into real fire trucks and maybe even a few imagined what it might be like to volunteer with us as a firefighter when they get old enough. We hope you had a chance to make it out today. The weather may bring more rain by tomorrow. Hopefully you get to see this wonderful festival each year with friends and family. It is worth the trip!

Stay safe!

Remembering Eli Staton. Eli was a career firefighter with North Little Rock Fire Department and passed away this morning at the young age of 26. He previously worked for Stuttgart Fire Department. Before that he was a volunteer firefighter with us at WPFD and responded with our Station 1. He got his start with us and proved his service heart was big enough to make a career out of his passion to serve others.

Our prayers go out to his wife, family and fire family in this difficult time.