Essex Fire Department

09/07/2026

09/02/2026

!!!SIREN TESTING COMPLETE. ALL SIRENS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY!!!
The Outdoor Warning Sirens in Advance, Bell City, Bloomfield, Dudley, Essex, Puxico, Hidden Trails Country Club, Chalk Bluff Cemetery, and the Missouri Veterans Cemetery will be tested at 10:00 am today, September2, 2026.

In the event of an active firefighting emergency in or near these locations or a threat of Severe Weather at the time of the test, it will be postponed until a later date.

08/26/2026

With the new school year starting just a reminder to stay alert when approaching school buses.

07/09/2026

07/06/2026

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE...
NORTHEASTERN BUTLER AND WEST CENTRAL STODDARD COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM
CDT...

At 102 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lake Wappapello State Park, moving south at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Poplar Bluff, Lake Wappapello State Park, Puxico, Wappapello, Shook,
and Rombauer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

If on or near Lake Wappapello, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

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LAT...LON 3702 9047 3706 9025 3686 9009 3676 9040
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 338DEG 5KT 3693 9033

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

05/29/2026

Thank you Dexter Fire Department for your response today

05/18/2026