Volunteers unloaded a semi of water one night and water and MRE's another night from a military vehicle. These supplies were distrubuted by volunteers to county residents who were affected by the ice storm.
Heavy ice topped with snow brought this barn roof down trapping about 25 head of cattle underneath. HCRFD responded initially to a barn fire, but there was no fire when they arrived, so they assisted in removing debris to free the cows. 
Truck brakes on fire summoned the HCRFD to the scene where they quickly extinguished the fire and cooled the truck down.
While serving mutual aid on another structure fire, HCRFD was dispatched to this house fire. Firefighters battled this blaze for quite some time. Fortunately no one was hurt.
HCRFD was dispatched as mutual aid for Lanton FD on this house fire. While there, they were toned out to another fire in their district.
Even Firefighters are not exempt from the havoc that winter storms can cause as you can see in this photo. One of HCRFD's own had a tree limb to fall on his truck. HCRFD responded to many calls throughout the day and into the night of downed tree limbs and power lines as well as rescue calls.
Icy road conditions slowed the response of the HCRFD somewhat, but they still responded to this structure fire. Fortunately the occupants were able to escape harm.
HCRFD was busy responding to several vehicle accident due to the bad ice storm that hit the West Plains area. The photos in the gallery are of three different accidents.
It didn't take very long for this dry field to ignite. HCRFD quickly responded to the scene and had this fire out before it could enter any more fields.
A beautiful morning did not stop this rollover from happening as the driver's right wheels fell off the side of the highway. He over-corrected and lost control of his rig. Chief responded in Rescue 1 along with other firefighters and extricated the driver out of his cab. He suffered minor infuries.
It never ceases to amaze me how quickly fire travels on dry ground! Such was the case with this field fire which HCRFD responded to. WPFD was also called to assist with their brush truck and 4 firefighters.
HCRFD responded to a two vehicle accident. Although the weather conditions were super, these drivers were not having a nice day. Fortunately injuries were minor.
Pottersville FD requested Mutual Aid for HCRFD on this large field fire. Several round bales of hay were in the path of this fire and took some time to extinguish.
HCRFD had an extremely busy weekend with several grass fires on Saturday, a structure fire Saturday evening, and two structure fires on Sunday. Firefighters responded here to a fully engulfed house. Fortunately no one was found to be inside the home.
HCRFD responded to a Mutual Aid call for Lanton to a grass fire and structure fire. Firefighters worked hard and long to extinguish this blaze.
HCRFD responded to a structure fire. Mutual aid was provided by Pottersville FD, Caulfield FD, and West Plains FD. I believe there may have been one or two firefighters from Lanton FD there as well. Fortunately no one was in the house. The firefighters tried to save what they could and worked for quite some time to bring the fire under control.
This one vehicle accident brought HCRFD to the scene. Fortunately, the driver was not seriously injured. The tree won in this accident.
HCRFD responded to another grass fire and quickly brought it under control.
Unseasonably warm weather has prompted land owners to get some burning done. Unfortunately, this burn got out of control and began a large grass / brush fire. HCRFD responded and took care of business.
This week has seen it's share of grass fires... another reminder that home-owners need to be careful with their burning. HCRFD responded to this large grass fire moving quickly toward a barn, and in another direction, toward a church. Fortunately the crew got it under control in great time, saving both structures. Great job HCRFD!!!
As the sun began to set, HCRFD received a call for a grass fire. Fences hindered the progress, but firefighters were able to extinquish the fire in short time. 
HCRFD was dispatched to a 2 vehicle accident out on the highway. Firefighters quickly responded and were able to not only provide rescue, but enable a funeral procession to proceed on past the accident which had partially blocked the highway. 
Early in the morning, HCRFD was dispatched to this single vehicle accident. Fortunately the driver had a cell phone and was able to contact 911 as no-one witnessed this accident. The driver had rolled this vehicle from a bridge, and it was not in clear view of the highway. Fortunately our Chief located it and directed the ambulance crew and other firefighters to the scene. This driver was also fortunate to escape serious injury...and note... they were wearing their seatbelt. 
HCRFD was just finishing up the grass fire call when they were called out on a Mutual Aid call with Pomona to a house structure fire. The house was fully engulfed when a deputy sherrif happened to drive by and alerted the FD.
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