Child Alert, Breathing After Reported Drowning Call at Big Dam Waterpark
First responders were dispatched to Big Dam Waterpark for a reported drowning in the kiddie pool area. The child was alert and breathing when transported to an ambulance.
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Double Fatality Reported in Overnight Residential Fire
The Texarkana, Texas Fire Department is investigating a fatal structure fire that occurred late last night in the 1800 block of West 7th Street. The incident resulted in the deaths of two occupants. Upon arriving at the scene, fire crews…
Bowie County Under Burn Ban as Fire Danger Increases
Bowie County has implemented a burn ban prohibiting all outdoor burning due to elevated fire danger conditions. According to information from local authorities, the ban affects all outdoor burning activities in Bowie County, with limited exceptions for burning activities related…
Texarkana Texas Fire Department Launches Replacement of Severe Weather Warning Sirens
The City of Texarkana, Texas Fire Department (TTFD) will begin replacing ten outdoor warning sirens this week as part of a major update to the city’s severe weather alert system. In March, the City Council approved the replacement of ten…
Owner’s Son, Mechanic, Accused Of Arson In De Queen Dealership Fire
De Queen, ARK–Two men were charged Thursday with arson in Sevier County, Ark., in connection with a fire last month at Gentry Chevrolet that leveled the business and caused millions in damage. Trent Walker Gentry, 27, and Charlie Frank Moss,…
Texarkana Arkansas Firefighters Battle Four Fires in Six Hours
In the early hours of Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Texarkana Arkansas Firefighters were called to action in a dramatic stretch of emergency response that saw four separate building fires break out in quick succession. The first fire was reported shortly…
City Manager Names Chris Black Chief of Texarkana Texas Fire Department
Chris Black has been named Fire Chief of the Texarkana Texas Fire Department. Black, who had previously been serving as the Interim Fire Chief is a 26-year veteran of TTFD. City Manager David Orr made the appointment earlier this week,…
City of Texarkana, Texas Names Interim Fire Chief Chris Black
TEXARKANA, TX- The City of Texarkana, Texas named its new Interim Fire Chief, Chris Black, this past Saturday, October 29th. The change comes after the position was vacated by former Fire Chief, Eric Schlotter. Schlotter has recently taken a new…
Old Howard Johnson on Stateline Ave. Burns
Firefighters are currently battling a large fire at the old Howard Johnson on Stateline Ave. State Line Ave. is closed due to firehoses running across the roadway. This is the second time within the last year the hotel has burned.…
Texarkana Man Dies in House Fire
On Monday, February 14, 2022 at approximately 12:24 a.m. the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call in reference to a residential fire located on U.S. Highway 59 South. Deputies Cochran and Lillis arrived and attempted to make contact…
Three Dead in Bowie County House Fire
Three people are dead after a house fire in Bowie County Tuesday evening. Bowie County Fire Departments were dispatched to County Road 4242 just after 7 p.m. Tuesday evening. Simms, Maud, Dekalb, and New Boston Fire Departments responded to the…
TLC Burger Burns
TLC Burger in Downtown Texarkana was heavily damaged by fire Saturday evening. Texarkana, Ark. Fire Department was dispatched to a fire alarm at TLC around 8:15 p.m. Saturday evening. Police arrived first on scene and reported smoke and flames being…
Vacant Hotel on State Line Burns Overnight
Texarkana, Texas Fire Department remains on scene of a fire at a vacant hotel on State Line Avenue Tuesday morning. The call for the fire at the Quality Inn came in to authorities around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning. Police have…
Texarkana Man Dies in Early Morning House Fire
A Texarkana, Texas man died in a house fire in the 2000 block of Olive Street early Tuesday morning. Texarkana, Texas Fire Department was dispatched to the fire just before 4 a.m. Tuesday morning. Two houses burned in the fire.…
Large House Fire Burns Two Houses in Texarkana
A Texarkana, Texas man died in a house fire in the 2000 block of Olive Street early Tuesday morning. Texarkana, Texas Fire Department was dispatched to the fire just before 4 a.m. Tuesday morning. Two houses burned in the fire.…