Buford Volunteer Fire Dept

03/24/2026

09/03/2025

Buford Fire and Rescue is sad to announce the passing of our friend, retired firefighter Capt. Donald Poynter. Our prayers are with the family. Rest in peace brother, we got it from here.

Donald Poynter
of Mountain Home, AR

January 12, 1950 - September 2, 2025

Mr. Donald Ray Poynter, 75, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 02, 2025, in Mountain Home. He was born on January 12, 1950, in Gassville, Arkansas, to Albert and Wanda (Duggins) Poynter. He was married to Caroleen (Duggins) Poynter for 49 years. He was the owner of Don's Golf Driving Range for 22 years and retired from the Buford Volunteer Fire Department after 25 years. He enjoyed golf, fishing, hunting, and generally being outdoors.

Don is survived by his wife; three children: Amy Smith, James Poynter (Autumn), and Carrie Nelson; five grandchildren: Megan, Brittany, Haley (Andrew), Kim, and Taya (Taner); five great-grandchildren: Braylee, Bentley, Boone, Axle, and Wren; grand dog: Ruckus, and two siblings: Pat Shipley and Brad Poynter (Deanna). He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Jim Poynter.

A visitation will be held between 12-1:00pm on Friday, September 5, 2025, at Roller Funeral Home with a funeral service to follow. Interment will be at Walnut Hill Cemetery with pallbearers from the Buford Volunteer Fire Department.

05/07/2025

Yard Sale this Friday and Saturday May 9th and 10th Buford Fire Station # 4 located at 232 CR 614. Off 201 South 7am - 4pm

04/28/2025

FIREFIGHTER KILLED: The Kansas City Fire Department has confirmed the line-of-duty death of firefighter and paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, after he was stabbed by a patient early Sunday morning.
Emergency crews were called to North Oak and 152 Highway around 1 a.m. on April 27. While transporting a patient to Saint Luke’s Hospital, Hoffman was stabbed in the chest. His partner immediately called for help, and the suspect was taken into custody.
Graham Hoffman tragically passed away from his injuries.
Please keep his family, friends, and the entire KCFD community in your thoughts during this incredibly difficult time.

04/03/2025

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03/20/2025

I would like to take a minute and thank the Arkansas Division of Forestry for all they do for the Rural Fire Departments in our state. The Buford Fire Department has recently had several large out of control fires which burned hundreds of acres. Had it not been for the assistance we received from the surrounding area Fire Departments and Arkansas Forestry Crews we could not have saved several homes and even more acreage. Baxter County Division of Arkansas Forestry came to our aid last Tuesday and worked diligently and professionally. Without the help from Arkansas Forestry Firefighters and the Baxter County Rural Firefighters who came to our assistance, I feel we would not have been able to hold the line and extinguish the fires in time to save the structures threatened by the careless burning of the person or persons who stated that fire.

Wednesday brought about even more fires. A fire started again, by I believe a careless act of a person or persons who allowed a fire to get out of control and threaten even more structures and homes in the Buford Community, and this fire was extinguished just in time to avoid several more homes from being lost. Six different crews were sent out by the Arkansas Forestry Division to assist the Buford Firefighters who spent four days working these fires. Arkansas Forestry Crews from Baxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy and Stone Counties, with the help of two Aircraft from Arkansas Forestry which made four water drops in order to contain this fire, were all on scene. Additional crews assisting the Buford Fire Department, were firefighters from the Cotter Gassville Rural Fire Department, Norfork Fire Department and Salesville Fire Department to help control these fires and I can’t leave out the help we received from the Dispatchers of Baxter Counties 911 Office. I don’t have all the names of the Firefighters from the different departments however without the assistance from all involved we could not have contained these fires. No structures were lost and everyone went home. That makes for a good day!

Chief Will Syfrett

03/15/2025

Another long day! Thank you again to the Cotter Gassville Rural FD. Thank you to The Norfork FD and again a huge thank you to Arkansas Forestry for all the help they have brought to our aid the past few days, I lost count of how many different forestry groups have been on scene with us. Baxter, Marion, Fulton, Izard, Searcy and Stone counties. I think that is correct. Thank you to all the firefighters who have come to our aid this week and what a week it has been. A special thanks to my guys the Buford FD guys and gals excellent job by all Thank you! And Thank God for the rain and keeping us safe!

03/14/2025

Just got home from working a fire with the help of Cotter Gassville Rural Firefighters and Arkansas Forestry Firefighters from Baxter, Izard, Marion and Searcy County Agencies. Thank you for your help, Arkansas Forestry and CGRFD. We are currently under a Red Flag Fire Warning, People, Please Stop Starting Fires.

03/14/2025

Our Last post left out an agency that we could not function without. Arkansas Forestry deserves much more credit than they get. The last three days Arkansas Forestry has been on scene with Buford Fire side by side working to keep our community safe. The crews from Baxter County and Marion County are always helping out when we need them and do an excellent job. Thank you, Arkansas Forestry for all you do.

03/13/2025

We would like to thank the firefighters from Cotter Gassville Rural F.D., Norfork F.D., Tracy F.D. and Salesville F.D. for their help with the recent Buford F.D. fires. We have been pretty busy dealing with out-of-control fires. The recent fires have been the results of people burning and allowing fires to get out of control, this puts property and lives in danger. Please stop burning until the conditions get better to safely burn. Thank you!