"They're getting ready for the possibility of water rescues and things of that nature," said Rick Fahr, a spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management. "When water hits a mountain, and the kind of terrain in that area, it all goes to the same spot: down."
Date: Jun 19, 2015
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The Latest: Flash flood watches issued in Oklahoma, Arkansas
Department spokesman Rick Fahr said Wednesday that 3 to 5 inches of rain is forecast in northwestern Arkansas. He says that water will drain east, raising levels along the Arkansas River in the same areas that suffered through floods in late May and early June.
Date: Jun 17, 2015
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1 dead in traffic accident from wintry weather in Arkansas
with a couple of jack-knifed semitrailers and cars that slid off of the road during the morning rush hour. Arkansas Department of Emergency Management spokesman Rick Fahr said that four school buses were involved in weather-related accidents Friday morning but that no students on board were injured.
Date: Feb 20, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Trains collide in Arkansas, leaving 5 critically injured
state official told CBS News that 44 people were injured after the collision of a sightseeing train and a freight train near Winslow, Arkansas. Arkansas Department of Emergency Management spokesman Rick Fahr said the collision occurred near the town of Winslow, about 175 miles northwest of Little Rock.
Date: Oct 16, 2014
Category: U.S.
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US Probes Crash of Two Trains With 40 Hurt in Arkansas
Five people were in critical condition after todaysaccident, said Rick Fahr, a spokesman for the ArkansasDepartment of Emergency Management in Little Rock, the statecapital. The crash occurred about 11 a.m. local time near thetown of Winslow in the states northwest corner.
Date: Oct 16, 2014
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Fall foliage tour turns into train wreck; 6 severely injured
The cause of the accident remains under investigation and the National Transportation Safety Board said its investigators are heading to the scene. Rick Fahr, Arkansas Department of Emergency Management spokesman, said it is unclear whether the trains crashed head on.
Date: Oct 16, 2014
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Five critically injured in northwest Arkansas train crash
The National Transportation Safety Board said its investigators were heading to the scene. Arkansas Department of Emergency Management spokesman Rick Fahr said its unclear whether the trains crashed head-on.
Date: Oct 16, 2014
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Railroad official: 5 critically hurt when freight train, tourist train collide in Arkansas
It remains unclear whether the trains crashed head-on or if they were using the same track before the collision occurred, Arkansas Department of Emergency Management spokesman Rick Fahr said. He said the collision also resulted in a spill of about 300 gallons of diesel fuel.
Date: Oct 16, 2014
Category: U.S.
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Fixing the world - Worker bee
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Lyon College - Journalism, Uncle Sam's Global Academy - Tracking terrorists, Weiner High School - Staying engaged