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      <p align="center"><b>Our department meets most every Tuesday night at 7pm 
      for training. Anyone interested in joining is welcome to attend our 
      training meetings and meet the firefighters. For more information e-mail 
      us <a href="mailto:marctrollinger@cox.net"><font color="#0000FF"><u>here</u></font></a></b></p>
    <p align="center">To visit us on our facebook page click
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    <u><font color="#0000FF">here</font></u></a></font></p>
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      <p align="center"><b><font size="6">October Chili Supper Success!</font></b></p>
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      <span class="messageBody translationEligibleUserMessage" data-ft="{&quot;type&quot;:3}">
      Thank you to all of our supporters! We exceeded our goal and raised over 
      $2000.</span><img border="1" src="allhcfd.jpg" width="340" height="203"></p>
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    <b><span class="messageBody translationEligibleUserMessage"><font size="6">
    Winter Weather Preparations</font></span></b></p>
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    <span class="messageBody translationEligibleUserMessage" data-ft="{&quot;type&quot;:3}">
    The weather forecast for the next few days is looking a little frosty. 
    Before using your wood stoves and fireplaces please have your chimneys 
    cleaned! Fall and Winter structure fires are caused by some type of a 
    heating device (wood stoves, furnaces and space heaters etc.) 85% of the 
    time.</span></p>
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    <font face="Arial" size="6">New Rescue 8151</font></p>
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    <span class="messageBody translationEligibleUserMessage" data-ft="{&quot;type&quot;:3}">
    This Ford F-250 4X4 was purchased and built entirely with funds from our 
    department fundraisers! </span></p>
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    <img border="1" src="rescue8151.jpg" width="384" height="295"></p>
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    <img border="1" src="rescue8150b.jpg" width="385" height="289"></p>
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    <font face="Arial" size="6">Our Newest Pumper - 8113</font><img border="1" src="8113b.jpg" width="442" height="214"></p>
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    We purchased this brand new Kenworth Pumper built by Deep South Fire Trucks 
    with funds from a FEMA grant and department fundraisers. This pumper will 
    respond from our Station #3 in the Pleasure Heights District. See &quot;apparatus 
    page&quot; for more details.</p>
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      <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="6">Our Newest Tanker 8121</font></p>
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    <img border="1" src="29849_125089230863061_114664088572242_132241_3313901_n.jpg" width="440" height="270"></p>
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    2011 Freedom Fire Peterbuilt<br>
    500 GPM Darley Pump / 3000 Gallon Tank</span></font></b></p>
    <p align="center">See &quot;apparatus page&quot; for more details.</p>
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      <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="6">Live Fire Training 2010</font></p>
    <p align="center"><b><font face="Arial"><span class="UIStory_Message">We had 
    a very good live fire training on 08/21/2010. We have a great group of 
    dedicated firefighters, and it is truly an honor to be the chief of this 
    department...</span></font></b></p>
    <p align="center"><span class="UIStory_Message"><b><font face="Arial">Marc 
    Trollinger - Fire Chief</font></b></span></p>
    <p align="center"><img border="0" src="fire1.jpg" width="278" height="207">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <img border="0" src="fire2.jpg" width="282" height="206"></p>
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      <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="6">Live Fire Training 2009</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><font face="Arial">Firefighters from Hickory Creek and Lowell participated in a live
      training burn on Cow Face Road. Fire fighters ignite and then extinguish the structure
      several times in order to train for real life fires. Firefighters extinguished
      the burning building several times before allowing it to completely burn. <o:p>
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    <img border="3" src="28886_114695801902404_114664088572242_90484_5419295_s.jpg" width="156" height="125"></p>
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    <img border="3" src="28886_114695788569072_114664088572242_90481_6424446_n.jpg" width="166" height="250">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <img border="3" src="28886_114695795235738_114664088572242_90482_5169438_n.jpg" width="170" height="250"></p>
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      <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="6">Live Fire Training 2008</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><font face="Arial">On October 11,
      2008 firefighters from Hickory Creek and Lowell participated in a live
      training burn on Butler Ford rd. Fire fighters ignited the structure
      several times and trained on forcible entry, search and rescue,
      ventilation techniques, and fire suppression. Firefighters extinguished
      the burning building several times before allowing it to completely burn. <o:p>
      </o:p>
      </font></b></p>
      <p align="center"><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><font face="Arial">Training
      burns are an important training tool to prepare
      firefighters for real world situations. Lowell and Hickory Creek respond
      together on a number of calls and this type of joint training is an
      essential tool to insure the continued success of those joint operations.
      Thank you to all who participated</font></span></b>
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      <img border="2" src="BFHouseFire0362web.jpg" width="112" height="130">&nbsp;&nbsp;<img border="2" src="PA115081web.jpg" width="97" height="132">&nbsp;
      <img border="2" src="PA115096web.jpg" width="114" height="133">&nbsp;
      <img border="2" src="PA115119web.jpg" width="177" height="133">&nbsp;
      <img border="2" src="PA115115web.jpg" width="124" height="167">&nbsp; 
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News</font></strong></p>
    <p align="left"><b>10/15/2011</b></p>
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      <span class="messageBody translationEligibleUserMessage" data-ft="{&quot;type&quot;:3}">
      Would like to thank all of our supporters! We exceeded our goal and raised 
      over $2000 at our Annual Chili Supper Fundraiser. </span></p>
      <p align="left"><b>05/01/2011</b></p>
      <p align="left"><b>2011Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
      Saturday May 14 - 7am to 10am<br>
      Hickory Creek Fire Department
      15645 E. Highway 264 Lowell<br>
      ADMISSION - $5.00
      Children 8 &#8211; under Free</b></p>
      <p align="left"><b><span class="UIStory_Message">12-13-2010</span></b></p>
    <p align="left"><b><span class="UIStory_Message">HCFD enjoyed a full house 
    December 12 for our annual Christmas Dinner! It was great to see our 
    extended fire department family. We could not be the best fire depatment in 
    NW Arkansas without the support from our families!</span></b></p>
    <p align="left"><b><span class="UIStory_Message">12-02-2010</span></b></p>
    <p align="left"><b><span class="UIStory_Message">The Hickory Creek FD would 
    like to welcome our newest member Probationary Firefighter Trey Anson. &quot;Let 
    the training begin!&quot;</span></b></p>
    <p align="left"><b><span class="UIStory_Message">11-24-2010</span></b></p>
    <p align="left"><b><span class="UIStory_Message">All of us from Hickory 
    Creek FD would like to wish everyone a happy and safe thanksgiving...</span></b></p>
    <p align="left"><b><span class="UIStory_Message">11/01/2010</span></b></p>
    <p align="left"><b><span class="UIStory_Message">We would like to remind 
    everyone to change the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide 
    detectors when you change your clocks back this coming weekend...</span></b></p>
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      <hr align="center" width="665">
      <p>THE RESIDENTS OF HICKORY 
        CREEK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ARE THE ONLY REASON WE EXIST. TO REMAIN 
        A VIABLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE MUST GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT OUR RESIDENTS 
        EXPECT. TO CONSTANTLY WORK TOWARDS BRINGING THE BEST CARE AND SERVICES 
        TO OUR MEMBERS AND VISITORS, TO WORK TOWARD LOWERING THE ISO RATING FOR 
        OUR MEMBERS. TO ALWAYS LOOK TO THE FUTURE, AND PREPARE FOR THE WORST AND 
        HOPE THAT OUR SERVICES ARE NEVER NEEDED, BUT TO BE PREPARED IN THE EVENT 
        OF ANY DISASTER. TO BRING HUMANITARIAN SERVICES TO ALL PEOPLE THAT NEED 
        OUR SERVICES.</p>
      <p><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>OUR VISION</strong></font></p>
      <p>TO UPGRADE OUR DEPARTMENTS 
        ABILITY TO BRING THE BEST CARE, BE IT, MEDICAL, VEHICLE ACCIDENT, WATER 
        RELATED ACCIDENT OR FIRE RELATED, TO THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF HICKORY 
        CREEK. WITH A COMBINED EFFORT OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD MEMBERS WE WILL 
        DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO ENSURE THAT HICKORY CREEK REMAINS A SAFE 
        PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY.</p>
      <p><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>OUR GOAL</strong></font></p>
      <p>TO BE PROPERLY EQUIPPED AND 
        TRAINED TO SAFELY RESOLVE THE EMERGENCY, WITH THE SAFETY OF THE FIRE FIGHTERS 
        AND RESIDENTS IN MIND. NO MATTER, WHO NEEDS OUR SERVICES TO RENDER THEM 
        AID AND COMFORT IN THEIR TIME OF NEED. </p>
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            15645 E Hwy 264<br>
            Lowell, AR 72745</font> </td>
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