The donation directly benefits students who are enrolled in the district’s fire science program by giving them hands-on experience working with an actual fire truck.  

After seeing how successful the school system’s fire science program was, the Bentonville Fire Department decided to support it by donating a fire truck that would otherwise be out of service.

“The fire truck will serve as a mobile lab for those students enrolled in our Fire Science Academy program,” said Superintendent Ross Renfrow. “We’re really, really excited about this inter-agency collaboration.”

Rescue crews responded to the 5500 hundred block of Powers Center Point Sunday night on a report that two people might be overdosing in a vehicle. Firefighters noticed one of the people inside the car had a gun and they immediately backed their fire engine away from the vehicle.  

The driver put the vehicle in reverse and rammed the fire engine several times before leaving the scene. No one was injured and the fire truck received minor damage.