- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/little-rock-fire-department/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 16 Oct 2019 15:37:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Little Rock鈥檚 Team will face Little Rock firefighters to help battle hunger in Arkansas /news-archive/2019/10/16/charity-softball-match/ Wed, 16 Oct 2019 15:37:03 +0000 /news/?p=75425 ... Little Rock鈥檚 Team will face Little Rock firefighters to help battle hunger in Arkansas]]> A battle royal between Little Rock鈥檚 Team and Little Rock鈥檚 bravest will help fight hunger in Arkansas.听 The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock baseball team will take on firefighters from the city of Little Rock during a charity softball match that will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at Gary Hogan Field in Curran Conway Park. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock head baseball coach Chris Curry said his team is looking forward to the challenge of playing the firefighters for a good cause. 鈥淲e couldn鈥檛 be more excited to partner for the first time with the Little Rock Fire Department Local #34 Station,鈥 Curry said. 鈥淢atthew Stallings (a firefighter) and I have been working to try to put this charity softball game together for a couple years. We were finally able to make it work and to partner with the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance and the Trojan Food Pantry at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.鈥听 Tickets are $5 per person or a donation of canned food items. All proceeds will go to the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Trojan Food Pantry and the.听 鈥淚 hope it will be a fun night with a lot of laughs. It will be a good fun competition game between the baseball team and the Little Rock firefighters,鈥 Curry said. 鈥淚 hope that folks will come out. You can bring $5 or canned food to get in free. We鈥檙e expecting great weather. I hope the community will support us.鈥]]> University District to host National Night Out celebration Oct. 2 /news-archive/2018/09/28/university-district-national-night-out/ Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:12:07 +0000 /news/?p=72014 ... University District to host National Night Out celebration Oct. 2]]> The University District Neighborhood Association will host its annual National Night Out celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 2.听 National Night Out will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at Saint Mark Baptist Church, 5722 W. 12th St., Little Rock. National Night Out is a community-building initiative that promotes safety through neighborhood camaraderie and police-community partnerships. The National Association of Town Watch, a nonprofit crime prevention organization, started the campaign. The goal of the event is to enhance the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be available, and local musicians will provide entertainment. An awards ceremony will be held to honor local law enforcement officers and first responders from the Little Rock Police Department, Little Rock Fire Department, and MEMS. In the upper right photo, children enjoy some food during the 2015 National Night Out observance on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus.]]> University District honors Marilyn Thompson as police officer of the year /news-archive/2016/10/18/marilyn-thompson/ Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:25:42 +0000 /news/?p=65492 ... University District honors Marilyn Thompson as police officer of the year]]> 糖心Vlog传媒LR Police Department as its 糖心Vlog传媒LR Police Officer of the Year. Sgt. Marilyn Thompson received the award for her dedicated community-oriented policing on and around the campus. 鈥淏eing a police officer is a rewarding job, and it is something that I love because I am a people person. I have not met a stranger at all. I can talk to you for five minutes and it鈥檚 like I鈥檝e known you all my life,鈥 Thompson said. Thompson graduated from 糖心Vlog传媒LR in 1989 with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in criminal justice and a minor in psychology. She graduated from the Little Rock Police Academy in 1990. She began her career as a patrol officer with the Little Rock Police Department. In 1994, Thompson joined the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Police Department. Thompson has led community workshops on women in law enforcement and active shooter training. She has also been honored for her participation in the Drug Enforcement Agency鈥檚 National Prescription Drug Take Back program. The award ceremony was part of the district鈥檚 National Night Out celebration on Oct. 4, which honored the emergency responders who serve the neighborhoods that surround 糖心Vlog传媒LR.听 National Night Out is a community-building initiative that promotes safety through neighborhood camaraderie and police-community partnerships. The 听National Association of Town Watch, a nonprofit crime prevention organization, started the campaign. 听
The firefighters of Little Rock Fire Station No. 3, who were honored as the University District Firefighters of the Year. Photos by Larry Rhodes.

The firefighters of Little Rock Fire Station No. 3, who were honored as the University District Firefighters of the Year. Photos by Larry Rhodes.

In addition to Thompson, University District officials honored:
  • Little Rock Police Department Officer Shawn Bakr, who was named the University District Police Officer of the Year for his actions in stopping an armed robbery in January. Bakr was shot in the shoulder while responding to three individuals who tried to rob Red Lobster.
  • Little Rock Police Department Officers Jarred Gitz, Christopher Henderson, and Irving Jackman III, who were honored for saving the life of a University District resident. On April 17, 2016, the officers gave life-saving first aid to a resident while responding to a call on West 23rd Street.
  • The firefighters of Little Rock Fire Station No. 3, who were honored as the University District Firefighters of the Year.
  • Paramedic Cody Hughes and Emergency Medical Technician Brad Barnett, who received the MEMS (Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services) Award and were named University District Paramedics of the Year for saving the life of a University District resident in cardiac arrest.
]]> Little Rock Fire Department presents students with surge protectors /news-archive/2016/09/27/housing-surge-protectors-2016/ Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:34:08 +0000 /news/?p=65295 ... Little Rock Fire Department presents students with surge protectors]]> In honor of Campus Fire Safety Month, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will participate by installing new surge protectors provided by the Little Rock Fire Department. Earlier in the year, the Little Rock Fire Department Fire Prevention Division was awarded a $4,000 grant from the Arkansas Fire Prevention Commission. The Fire Prevention Division will use the grant to purchase fire extinguishers for its Operation Safe Kitchen initiative and surge protectors for students at 糖心Vlog传媒LR, Philander Smith College, and Arkansas Baptist College. Little Rock Fire Department will present 糖心Vlog传媒LR with 50 surge protectors at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, in the West Hall basement. 鈥淭his is important not only for the safety of our buildings, but for the safety of our students,鈥 said Marc Glidden, 糖心Vlog传媒LR director of campus living and assistant dean of students. 鈥淭here are multiple issues across the United States with fires and short circuiting in residence halls, especially older ones.鈥 Surge protectors can reduce the risk of modern devices such as gaming systems, computers and TVs overloading electrical outlets, said Joseph Gray, chief fire marshal. If an electrical overload does occur, the surge protectors are designed to shut off. 鈥淓ven though the amount will not cover all of campus living, it will be beneficial in the long run,鈥 Glidden said. 鈥淭his will encourage students to provide their own surge protectors in years to come and also educate them on the benefits of having them in the residence halls.鈥 Along with the fire safety initiative, the Little Rock Fire Department is seeking 听to develop an ongoing partnership with the city鈥檚 three major colleges and universities. 鈥淲e鈥檙e really excited that the Little Rock Fire Department is coming out to present the surge protectors,鈥 Glidden said. 鈥淣ot only is it a great opportunity, but it shows that the city supports its universities. The due diligence of them not only applying for this grant, but obtaining it and the thought behind it to partner with the universities is tremendous. We are definitely looking forward to continuing a great relationship with the Little Rock Fire Department.鈥 For more details, contact Marc Glidden at mdglidden@ualr.edu.  ]]>