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Fultondale city leaders concerned about tornado debris ahead of possible severe weather
Severe weather threat and debris concerns in Fultondale By Chasity Maxie | March 15, 2021 at 6:54 PM CDT - Updated March 15 at 6:54 PM
FULTONDALE, Ala. (WBRC) - City leaders in Fultondale are on high alert as the threat of severe weather draws closer.
And some are concerned about debris still laying around from the tornado that swept through at the end of January.
Mayor Larry Holcomb said city leaders are preparing for the worst as severe weather is expected to arrive by mid-week. He admits that the debris still littering parts of Fultondale could pose a problem if wind becomes the main concern.
Fultondale Fire Dept. transitioning to full time Share Updated: 10:29 PM CST Feb 13, 2021 Share Updated: 10:29 PM CST Feb 13, 2021
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Show Transcript AT A BETTER TIME. Reporter: THE FULTONDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS OPERATED AS A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT SINCE 1948, BUT FIRE CHIEF SAYS IN RECENT YEARS, IT WAS GETTING TO BE TOO MUCH. OUR VOLUNTEERS GET BURNED OUT. REPORTER: WHEN THE MAYOR TOOK OFFICE IN THE FALL, HE VOWED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. HE HAS BEEN A FIREFIGHTER SINCE 1985 AND HE KNOWS WHAT A DIFFERENCE A FULL-TIME STAFF CAN MAKE. I MADE A PROMISE WHEN I BECAME MAYOR THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD DO. REPORTER: THE FULTONDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD THEIR FIRST FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. THAT DAY, WE ALL WENT TO LUNCH OUT IN THE CITY THAT DAY AND TALKING ABOUT HOW GREAT IT IS. OUR BIGGEST WORRY WAS GETTING THE PAPERWORK DONE FOR THE FULL-TIME STAFFING. REPORTER: IT WAS THAT NIGHT AN EF3 TORNADO TORE THROUGH THE CITY, KIL
6-year-old Hanceville boy donates money from his piggy bank to Fultondale
6-year-old empties piggy bank to help Fultondale storm victims By Chasity Maxie | February 5, 2021 at 9:01 PM CST - Updated February 6 at 3:38 PM
FULTONDALE, Ala. (WBRC) - A young boy from Hanceville gave money from his piggy bank to help those who lost everything when a deadly EF-3 tornado ripped through the city of Fultondale.
The little boy is just six years old, and already has a heart to give. His family said they’ve been teaching him how to love and to help others for his entire life and those lessons are clearly paying off.