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Pee-Wee Basketball Tournament

Posted on March 26, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The Calhoun Rural Fire Association will be hosting it’s annual Pee-Wee Basketball Tournament this week. The tournament begins tonight, Monday March 26th 2012 at 5:30 P.M.  We will be welcoming 16 teams in our tournament this year which will end Friday March 30th 2012.

The Calhoun Rural Fire Association has been hosting the annual tournament for several years as a means to raise funds to help with the costs of the 100% Volunteer fire department.  The tournament is being held at the Calhoun Gymnasium located off of S. College St. next to the school.  We invite everyone to attend and watch all of the children play in the tournament. Admissions are as follows: $1.00 per Child and $2.00 per Adult   Concessions are available during the tournament.


 

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New Lightbars

Posted on March 7, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The Calhoun Rural Fire Association has upgrade two of it’s apparatuses lightbars to the new L.E.D. technology. These new lightbars add increased visibility to the emergency vehicles as well as a lower power alternative to the standard Halogen Rotator Lightbars.

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Red Flag Warnings

Posted on March 4, 2012 by | Leave a comment

URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 415 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ..

.HIGH FIRE DANGER TODAY… .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS TODAY.

KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-044-053-054-041800- /O.CON.KEAX.FW.W.0002.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY- JACKSON-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY- 415 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 …RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 028…029…037…043…044… 053… 054…057…060…103…104 AND 105… * AFFECTED AREA…IN KANSAS…FIRE WEATHER ZONES 057…060… 103…104 AND 105. IN MISSOURI…FIRE WEATHER ZONES 028… 029…037…043…044…053 AND 054. *

WIND…SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* HUMIDITY…TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S THIS AFTERNOON WILL YIELD RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. *

TIMING…NOON TO 6PM THIS EVENING. * EXTREME GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER…IS FORECAST. * IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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Firefighter Appreciation Banquet

Posted on March 2, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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Calhoun Firefighters and First Responders were honored to be invited by the Calhoun Methodist Church to attend a Calhoun Firefighters and First Responders Appreciation Banquet on February 29th 2012 at 6:30 P.M. Along with members from the Calhoun Methodist Church citizens of Calhoun were invited to attend as well. Firefighters and First Responders were treated to a spaghetti dinner and were even treated to a wide selection of homemade desserts.

Following the dinner the church held a ceremony to honor our Firefighters and First Responders. Parish Margie Briggs spoke about the dedication and service of our personnel and member of the church Verna Walters treated the Firefighters and First Responders to a song she wrote for them.

Our Firefighters and First Responders were all issued a Certification of Appreciation from the church as well as a nicely framed edition of the Firefighters Prayer. Indeed it was a humbling and very kind gesture from the church and the citizens of Calhoun whom attended.

We as a fire department are very grateful for the kind gesture and kind words we received that evening. We would like to thank all whom attended, and all who helped plan this event.

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Lonnie Price Memorial Bowling Tournament

Posted on February 14, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Firefighters will be participating in the Lonne Price Memorial Bowling tournament this Saturday February 18th at 10:10 AM. All proceeds from the event go to the Lonnie Price Family to help with funeral costs. We encourage everyone to come out and support the Price family during their time of need.

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Red Flag Warning

Posted on January 30, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Henry County has been placed under a red flag warning today due to record high temperatures, dry vegetation and strong gusty southwest winds. It is advised to postpone any burning planned for the day. If you spot a fire we ask that you please call 911 immediately and report the fire.

 

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