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Highlands Fire & Rescue moves into new station

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 20 Jan 202320 Jan 2023
  • News

Highlands Fire & Rescue has officially moved into the new station on Franklin Road across the street from the Highlands Post Office. HFR Chief Ryan Gearhart said they began operations in the new building on […]

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HFR stops chimney fire from damaging Highlander Mountain House

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 20 Dec 202220 Dec 2022
  • News

Highlands Fire & Rescue responded to a call of a chimney fire in early November at Highlander Mountain House shortly after midnight. Using a ladder truck, firefighters extinguished the fire before any damage was done […]

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A year of service is commended at HFR awards banquet

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 29 Jan 202229 Jan 2022
  • News

At the annual Highlands Fire and Rescue Award Banquet held Jan. 22 at OEI’s Spring House, the volunteer force with significant others in attendance was recognized by their own and by Highlands Mayor Pat Taylor. […]

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Trusses raised into place at new HFR station

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 11 Dec 202112 Dec 2021
  • News

Crews began installing trusses last month at the new Highlands Fire & Rescue Station located across the street from the post office. Trusses are webbed structures used to support the weight of a building’s roof. […]

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Community turns out for Highlands Fire & Rescue Open House

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 13 Aug 2021
  • News

Firetrucks were lined up in front of the Highlands Fire & Rescue station, families took rides on a firetruck, and firefighters were cooking up hot dogs for visitors at HFR’s annual Open House on Saturday. […]

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New Highlands Fire & Rescue complex is needed and is a sign of the times

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 16 Jul 202116 Jul 2021
  • News

A new home for the Fire & Rescue Department has been in the works for about three years, and now that construction is underway people have lots of questions. The foremost question is “Why does […]

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Wet soil causes minor delays at new HFR station

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 22 May 2021
  • News

Construction of the new Highlands Fire & Rescue station at the corner of Oak and Main streets was set back 2-3 weeks because wet soil wasn’t passing compaction tests, said Highlands Town Manager Josh Ward. […]

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Highlands Fire & Rescue select Fireman of the Year

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 4 Feb 20215 Feb 2021
  • News

Though the annual Awards Banquet has been postponed due to COVID restrictions, the annual Fireman of the Year was still selected by Highlands Fire & Rescue volunteers. This year the department selected Roger Lee Wilson, […]

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Construction set to begin on new Highlands Fire & Rescue station

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 29 Jan 202129 Jan 2021
  • News

It’s taken a few years to orchestrate but work will begin on the new Fire & Rescue Dept. to be located on the old deVille property on US 64 west in the next couple of […]

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Highlands makes the most of a modified Christmas Tree Lighting

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 4 Dec 20204 Dec 2020
  • News

Santa delighted the small number of people who attended the annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Highlands on Nov. 28 at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park. Presented by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center and recently […]

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Rescue crews perform welfare check at 800 feet on Whiteside Mountain

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 21 Oct 202021 Oct 2020
  • News

Highlands Fire & Rescue received a call on Tuesday shortly after 5:30 p.m. reporting two climbers possibly trapped on a rope on the east face of Whiteside Mountain. Pictured below is a welfare check for […]

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HFR takes supplies to those hit by Hurricane Laura

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 12 Sep 2020
  • News

Highlands Fire & Rescue Assistant Chief Robbie Forrester hit the road on Wednesday morning to travel 12 hours to Lake Charles, Louisiana to bring supplies to people trying to recover from Hurricane Laura. In this […]

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HF&R recognizes its own

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 6 Feb 2020
  • News

Every year the Highlands Fire & Rescue Department enjoys a little down time to recognize its own for the year-long work it does and to announce the Firefighter of the Year. The Firefighter of the […]

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Highlands Town Board gets look at HF&R department new plans

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 28 Nov 2019
  • News

At the Town Board’s November meeting last week, Highlands Board of Commissioners were given a brief breakdown of the new Highlands Fire & Rescue facility planned across from the Highlands Post Office at 149 Franklin […]

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Woodruff comes through for Highlands Fire & Rescue Department

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 20 Jun 201925 Nov 2019
  • News

Jane Woodruff has done it again. Thanks to her years of philanthropic work Highlands has a civic building at the Rec Park, a hospital, and a post office. Now Highlands is about to get a […]

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