Pumpkin Center Volunteer Fire Dept.

09/04/2026

Howell County under a Burn Ban has been issued and in effect now

08/16/2026

05/12/2026

Congrats Hannah 👏

Congrats to Hannah Harper American Idol Season 24 winner! The “String Cheese” singer is from Willow Springs and was born in Bunker, Missouri!

03/31/2026

Elevated fire danger expected again today as gusty southerly winds up to 30 to 40 mph at times combine with a dry air mass. Elevated Fire Danger means that weather and land conditions are favorable for erratic fire spread, if a fire does start.

03/21/2026

Pumpkin center has received 3 new sets of turnout gear and 3 sets of rescue/ wildfire gear thanks to a grant and all of Chief Dave Boone’s hard work. He puts in alot of hours making sure the fire station stays up and running .

03/02/2026

Pumpkin Center would like to thank Pomona fire department, the U.S Forest Service and the helicopter pilots that assisted with our fire yesterday. Multiple structures were saved. Remember do not try and do a large controlled burn by yourself especially during red flag conditions.

02/18/2026

High elevated fire danger .. folks remember when burning most fire departments are not manned we have to respond from work to the station to get equipment and apparatus needed so a delayed response could result ..