Emergency Responders

CULLMAN, Al. - With the start of a new year comes a new chapter for the Cullman County Emergency Management Agency. With director Phyllis Little stepping down, the EMA will ring in the New Year under the direction of Tim Sartin, who has been...

COLONY, Ala. - Cullman County Hazmat and multiple fire departments responded to the Colony Exxon around 9:00 p.m. where a gas pump had caught fire and had reached a pickup truck.  According to Cullman County Hazmat Chief Jeremy Simmons, they secured the drains from hazardous...

ARLEY, Ala. - The Helicon Volunteer Fire Department recently received grant funding for new Advanced Life Saving (ALS) equipment. Chief Neil Feist and Assistant Chief Greg Ackley applied for grants with the help of State Representative Tim Wadsworth and economic developer Dr. Nicole Jones....

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Jones Chapel Fire Department recently received three different grants from FEMA’S Assistance to Firefighters Grants, the Cullman County Community Development Commission and the Alabama Forestry Commission. The department has already purchased 25 new air packs with the grant money from Assistance...

BERLIN, Ala. - On Tuesday afternoon, a Tyson Farms tractor-trailer struck a house on U.S. Highway 278 near its intersection with County Road 747 in Berlin. The truck was traveling west on Highway 278 when it crossed and left the road, striking and passing...

CRANE HILL, Ala. – A single motor vehicle collision along County Road 940 claimed the life of a 16-year-old male early Tuesday afternoon. According to Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick, the male was an “unrestrained driver” from the Crane Hill community. “At this time the...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman City Council on Monday approved the purchase of a new system that will give emergency responders high-tech assistance getting where they need to go. The Rover system by Emergency Reporting is designed to get emergency calls out to responders...

Updated 6-22-19 at 8:35 p.m. CRANE HILL, Ala. - A Crane Hill woman who was found unresponsive in Smith Lake Friday afternoon has died. Cullman County Coroner Jerermy L. Kilpatrick identified the woman as Charmaine Howell, 64. “I can confirm that Charmaine Howell passed away at...

Updated 6-21-19 9:34 p.m. FAIRVIEW, Ala. – A home north of Fairview along the 2300 block of County Road 1527 was destroyed by fire early Friday evening. Early reports indicate the blaze started in an attached garage and spread through the rest of the home. No injuries...