Shady Grove Fire and Rescue

08/29/2026

08/24/2026

LUNAR ECLIPSE THIS WEEK: The next lunar eclipse visible from Alabama will be a very deep partial lunar eclipse on the night of Thursday, August 27, into early Friday, August 28.

This is an unusually impressive partial eclipse. At maximum, about 96% of the Moon’s disk will be inside Earth’s dark central shadow (umbra). It won’t technically be a total lunar eclipse, but visually it may come close to resembling one, with much of the Moon potentially taking on a coppery-red or reddish-orange color.

Around maximum at 11:12p CT, the Moon will be roughly 40–42 degrees above the southern horizon. That means you won’t need a perfectly unobstructed horizon—just a reasonably open view of the sky.

The key viewing window: If you don’t want to stay up for the entire event, I’d suggest watching from about 10:15 until 11:45p CT. The most dramatic appearance should occur around the maximum at 11:12p CT.

And the good news: no special glasses are needed for a lunar eclipse. It is completely safe to watch with the naked eye. Binoculars or a telescope can make the changing colors and the edge of Earth’s shadow even more impressive.

08/23/2026

UPDATE:

APCOUT: Our system shows power has been restored at 8/23/2026 9:16 AM Central. The cause of the outage is STRONG WINDS AND/OR RAIN.

If you are still experiencing an outage, please text "OUT" to 272688 or call 1-800-888-2726 to report an outage.

FYI for a lot of of the Shady Grove community

APCOUT: We show your power is out. Your estimated repair time is currently 8/23/2026 11:00 AM Central. As the outage is evaluated, this message will be updated.

Visit http://outagemap.alabamapower.com?lat=33.59350790&lng=-87.003674&zoom=16 to view the Outage Map.

08/19/2026

🚨 The City Yard Sale sign-up is LIVE! 🏷️

Adamsville residents, claim your spot for our much-anticipated annual event happening Friday, October 2 and Saturday, October 3!

Register today: https://www.cityofadamsville.org/yard-sale/

08/18/2026

Today, we celebrate our volunteer firefighters and the countless hours they dedicate to protecting their communities. Thank you for your courage, service, and commitment to keeping Alabama families safe.

08/13/2026

Recognize + respond to the different types of heat-related illnesses

08/10/2026

As a reminder, please perform your civic duty and place and informed vote on Tuesday, August 11th.

08/09/2026

Trash Burning Notice for Our Community 🛑🚒

A reminder to all residents in our area and Jefferson County:
Burning household trash, plastics, building materials, and general rubbish is strictly illegal at all times!

Synthetic materials release toxic chemicals into our air, violate local health regulations, and create severe hazards. Loose burning, barrel fires, or unattended debris piles can easily spark out of control, endangering neighboring homes, structures, and dry grass fields.

Please protect our community and avoid heavy fines. Bag your household trash properly or utilize your local county waste and recycling collection services.

🚫 Never burn household trash, plastics, or rubbish.
⚠️ Toxic smoke violates local health laws & endangers neighbors.
🔥 Illegal burns easily spread to homes & dry grass.

To report an active illegal burn or smoke hazard, please dial 911 immediately.

07/04/2026

The United States has been around for 250 years so far (1776-2026). But did you know American volunteer firefighters have been around even longer? Benjamin Franklin helped to establish this tradition in 1736...a full 40 years before the country it was to protect!!! We are proud to continue this tradition of being here for our neighbors!!!

Happy 250th Independence Day to the United States!!! We hope you all have a happy and safe weekend to celebrate all of the things we hold so dear.

And, as always, we are here when you need us and have been protecting Shady Grove and our neighbors since 1983.