Proudly Serving Our Community Since 1978
NEBCO STRONG •
The “NEBCO Firefighters Association” was formed in April of 1978 with two fire trucks and one fire station. Today’s Northeast Benton County Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (dba NEBCO Fire-EMS) is comprised of five fire stations, twenty-three pieces of firefighting equipment, two ambulances, twenty-nine volunteer fire fighters, eight Emergency Medical Technicians, fourteen Paramedics, one fire boat, the Jaws of Life and rope rescue equipment for high and low angle rescues.
NEBCO Fire covers the largest territory of any volunteer fire department in Arkansas, covering 3715 households within an approximately 84 square mile district including 81 miles of Beaver Lake shoreline.
In March of 1985, the Volunteer Ambulance Service answered their first emergency call, providing Basic Life Support (BLS) services to the NEBCO Volunteer Fire Department territory and the adjoining Avoca Fire District. In 2007, changes were put into place to move the ambulance service to an Advance Life Support (ALS) service.
On June 1, 2010, the Volunteer Ambulance Service and NEBCO Volunteer Fire Department merged, creating NEBCO FIRE-EMS. On July 1, 2010 the evolution of the ambulance service from BLS to ALS was completed. The ambulance service is staffed 24/7 with both an EMT and aParamedic. Heart monitors, life saving medications, and other necessary equipment are standard on every ambulance call.
NEBCO EMS serves 6118 households within an approximately 121 square mile district, while providing mutual aid to both Pea Ridge and Rogers as needed.
NEBCO’s ongoing goals include the continued improvement of the services we provide to our community by adding new and better equipment, a new 4-wheel drive ambulance and a tanker truck in 2013, lowering our ISO ratings and providing continuing education and training for our Fire and EMS personnel. To that end, we appreciate our service community and your continued support in helping NEBCO FIRE-EMS achieve our objectives.
Meet Our Team
Fire Chief
Rob Taylor
Deputy Chief
Tony Bland
Captain
Andy Driggs
Captain
Chris Vitali
Captain
Tyler Cray
Captain
Preston Oldebeken
Lieutenant
Chris Jones
Lieutenant
Bret Weinstock
Firefighters
Anthony Aresco
Brian Bevis
McKenzie Biswell
Clay Breeden
Zach Burnett
Parker Bush
Cash Cawthon
Matt Conroy
Bentley Crites
Brad Dexter
Joey Donaldson
Brad Fortner
Bryan Gruenwald
Cody Hahn
Kirby Hammers
Richard Hayden
Samuel Hensley
Lacie Hewlett
Bob House
Logan Jostad
CJ Jowers
David Kassing
Kevin Miller
Jason Moore
Jason Ponthieux
Carlie Martin
Santiago Rosales
Gary Sims
Cody Stout
Steven Stout
Kale Webb
David Williams
Steve Wolf
Justin Bull
Mickey Smith
Donald Landers
Justin Stanberry
Conner Cawthon
Aaron Morgan
Hayden Wilson
The Stations
Station 1 – Admin. Building
S Wimpy Jones Road
Station 2
Posy Mountain Drive
Station 3
Ventris Road
Station 4
Indian Creek Road
Station 5
Slate Gap Road
Fire Boat Dock
Lost Bridge Village, Beaver Lake
The Original
This building is the one that started it all. This is the original station 1 from 1979. It was later turned into station 2, then replaced with a new and improved station 2.
Fire Boat
NEBCO Fire & EMS’s rescue boat allows our crews to respond quickly to emergencies on the water, providing fire suppression, rescue, and emergency assistance when every minute matters.
