08/16/2026
🔥 TODAY’S HOUSE FIRE IS EXACTLY WHY THIS MATTERS.
When your home is on fire, you expect trained, experienced firefighters to show up ready to do the job.
But experience and training don’t happen overnight—and when experienced firefighters leave for departments offering better pay, Texarkana loses more than an employee. We lose years of knowledge, training, and experience.
This isn’t just about firefighter pay.
It’s about recruiting quality firefighters, retaining experienced ones, and providing the training they need to protect this community.
When seconds matter, experience matters. Training matters. Staffing matters.
🚒 Investing in your firefighters is investing in YOUR safety.
Texarkana deserves a fire department equipped to protect its citizens today and for years to come.