Conway Volunteer Fire Department

06/11/2026

This evening at 06:10 P.M, we responded to a report of a fire in a basement in Conway. Upon arrival, we found a single-story residence with a small fire contained in the basement. The fire was caused by an overloaded extension cord. It is essential to avoid using extension cords with high-power appliances such as space heaters, portable air conditioners, or in this instance, a dehumidifier. Fortunately, the homeowner returned home before the fire escalated and caused significant damage to the property.

06/10/2026

Residential structure Fire. 106 N Newport Ave. Conway.
Fire crews are on scene.

06/08/2026

A little insight on why we set the sirens off 25,30 mins before the storms.
First there was little if any media coverage of a tornado threat. Mostly because it only came into play a few hrs before the storms fired off. So with this thought process and with tornado warnings within a mile of Conway we watched a couple more radar sweeps and made the call that the same storm conditions were going to over run Conway we fired early. Judging by the amount of people who reached out to see if the sirens were a mistake we needed the extra warning time ! Doing our best to serve our community!

06/08/2026

Tornado sirens have been activated for Conway area. Radar indicated tornado Marshfield area tracking towards Conway.

04/27/2026

Be prepared for all kinds of severe weather with storms that might form.

04/27/2026

Weather summary
There is a potential for severe storms this afternoon. We will be monitoring radar and keeping the Conway area notified of any threats in our area.
Storm sirens, last nights tornado warnings covered the north part of Laclede and county wide sirens were alerted. They cycle 3 mins on 3 mins off. We were shutting them off manually As quickly as possible due to no threat for the Conway area. We will try to define the alerts to a specific area when ever possible to avoid the confusion of last night. Conway Fire Dept will post updates here durning storm warnings and area threats. Stay safe !

04/27/2026

Stay aware of the weather this afternoon. Storms can develop and strengthen with little warning.

04/27/2026

Storm sirens were set off in Conway by mistake. There is no current threat.

04/27/2026

** April 27, 2025**
Tornado warned storm is expected to come very close to northern area of Conway. 15-20 mins.
Storm shelter is open

04/27/2026