Ouachita Fire Department

Ouachita Fire Department Established in 1979, Ouachita Fire Department is located in Hot Spring County, Arkansas and covers approximately 110 square miles.

OFD protects four cities, Friendship, Donaldson, Brown Springs, and Midway, all of which have been recognized by The National Fire Protection Association as Fire Wise Communities. OFD also protects the communities of Witherspoon and part of Caney. Coverage area also I-30 between 80.5 mile marker to 87 mile marker, Hwy 67 from County line to Hixon LP, Hwy 51 from Hwy 222 to Clark County Line,Hwy 22

2 from Donaldson to Leau Fraiz Creek, and a half of Hwy 128 between Caney Rd. / Burris LP The Department consists of 12 active firefighters, 1 river rescue boat, and 9 trucks; 4 engines, 1 rescue trucks, 1 brush truck and 3 tankers.

04/16/2026

Judge Dennis Thornton has lifted the burn ban for Hot Spring County

Just a reminder….We are still under a burn ban until further notice.
04/11/2026

Just a reminder….We are still under a burn ban until further notice.

04/02/2026

Hot Spring County is still under a burn ban until further notice. No burning!

Please do NOT burn!🔥
03/25/2026

Please do NOT burn!🔥

The county has just been placed under a burn ban.
03/25/2026

The county has just been placed under a burn ban.

03/04/2026

Hot Spring County Transitions Emergency Alert System to Hyper-Reach

The Hot Spring County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) announces it has transitioned its emergency mass notification system from CodeRED to Hyper-Reach to ensure continued, reliable public safety communications.

This change follows a recent cybersecurity incident involving CodeRED that disrupted service and rendered the system unreliable for emergency alerting. Due to the outage and ongoing operational concerns, Hot Spring County OEM determined the system could no longer meet the county’s emergency communication needs.

Hyper-Reach provides a secure, dependable platform for delivering critical alerts, including severe weather warnings, evacuation notices, public safety threats, missing person alerts, and other time-sensitive information. Notifications can be delivered via phone calls, text messages, emails, and mobile app alerts.

IMPORTANT: Residents previously registered with CodeRED must re-register to continue receiving emergency alerts.

🏠 Use the Correct Address: Be sure to select the correct street address so location-specific emergency alerts reach you.
• State Highways (9, 51, 84, 128, 171, 222) are under “State Route”
• U.S. Highways (67, 270) will be listed as “US Highway”

How to sign up for Hyper-Reach:
• Visit: www.hyper-reach.com/arhotspringsignup.html
• Call or Text (501) 229-6656
• Scan the attached QR Code.

Hot Spring County DEM strongly encourages all residents and businesses to register as soon as possible.

02/24/2026

Arkansas will see elevated fire danger statewide on Tuesday due to low relative humidity, above-normal temperatures, and strong winds. We urge all Arkansans to avoid any outdoor burning. Even a small spark can quickly turn into a wildfire under these conditions.

The entire state is currently at a moderate wildfire risk, with several northern and northwestern counties at high risk.

Burn bans are in effect for: Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Hempstead, Independence, Johnson, Lafayette, Madison, Searcy, Sharp, Van Buren, and White counties.

Conditions can change quickly. View current fire danger levels and burn ban information here:
https://mip.agri.arkansas.gov/agtools/Forestry/Fire_Info

Please be very cautious! One spark of that fire you started tonight that gets out of control tomorrow could burn down y...
01/17/2026

Please be very cautious! One spark of that fire you started tonight that gets out of control tomorrow could burn down your house, barn, neighbors house, vehicles, etc. The winds will be extremely high this weekend and humidity will be low making fire danger high.

01/13/2026

We are not currently under a burn ban and we know you want to burn, but we ask that you refrain from burning at this time. There have been multiple grass fires in our area and in the county, due to the low humidity and high winds. When the humidity it low, the fire danger is high. Thank you!

Tonight was our Annual Membership Meeting and Christmas Party. We want to congratulate our Fire Figher of the Year for 2...
12/02/2025

Tonight was our Annual Membership Meeting and Christmas Party. We want to congratulate our Fire Figher of the Year for 2025, Gary Parish. We are so grateful for our communities that we serve and appreciate everything you have done for us this year. Merry Christmas from all of us at OFD!

Address

188 Schoolhouse Road
Donaldson, AR
71941

Telephone

+15013842450

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