Tag: Chief Mike Hanuscin
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PCFR reports overnight fire in Aragon
An overnight fire in Aragon destroyed a home, according to the latest post on social media from Polk County Fire Rescue. Fire Chief Mike Hanuscin confirmed the fire that saw multiple units respond around 3:30 a.m. on Monday, March 3, to a Lanham Road residence that was already heavily burning and despite their best efforts…
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Karra Fennell and her children are in need of help after a house fire on Saturday night left them without any belongings. E-911 Dispatcher needs community help following house fire
A house fire on Saturday night ended with a Polk County E-911 dispatcher losing their home, and needing the community’s help now more than ever. Polk County Fire-Rescue responded to the house fire on Antioch Road on Saturday night, January 4 around 10:30 p.m., and found Karra Fennell’s residence on fire. After battling the blaze,…
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Polk County Fire-Rescue adds new staff to three stations
A move a long time in the making in Polk County to ensure there are firefighters on call in stations to respond to emergencies is gaining more ground with the latest announcement from the County Government this morning. County firefighters will now be in the Aragon, Prior Station and Fish Creek fire stations starting today,…
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Locals on the ground helping with Hurricane Helene relief
A few of Polk County’s own have been out helping those in need in other areas of the state following the impact of Hurricane Helene last week on the southeast. Earlier this week, Polk County Fire-Rescue Chief Mike Hanuscin was joined by Cedartown & Polk County firefighter Austin Temple when they made a trip with…
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Fire Dept. provides donation to Borden Springs
Local firefighters on Monday made a trip across the border to provide some much needed items to a brother department in Alabama. Polk County Fire-Rescue traveled to the Borden Springs Volunteer Fire Department in Cleburne County, bringing along a load of equipment used by firefighters when they are attacking blazes in homes around the area…
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(From left) Lt. Kevin Colbert, Chief Steve Graham, Chief Mike Hanuscin and Firefighter Isaac Streetman posed for a picture next to the nearly jam packed trailer of turnout gear and air packs donated by the Polk County Volunteer Fire Department to Emergency Services Ministries to gain a second life with firefighters in the Dominican Republic. Polk County Volunteer Fire Department makes donation for overseas firefighters
What happens to old air packs and turnout gear when it falls below the standards of firefighters here in the United States? It’s not worthless junk, but most of the time it is treated that way and ends up in a landfill. Not here in Polk County. Thanks to the efforts of Chief Mike Hanuscin…