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Bryan Southard joined the department in March 2001, starting as a Firefighter, and moving up to Engineer, Captain, Battalion Chief

The DeSoto City Council has unanimously confirmed the appointment of a 21-year DeSoto Fire veteran as the city's new Fire Chief.

Road and weather conditions are being described as "harsh" and predicted to continue to deteriorate through the night. Due to icy roads and cold temperatures many businesses and services are closing or being canceled. Here's

"When I came in the house, I was like, 'Oh my God," expressed Boswell. Not only is she dealing with the damage to her clothes, appliances and unit, the lack of running water has been challenging. "This is crazy, I’m telling you, this no water, you have to have water, water is the most important thing you can have," said Boswell. On Thursday, Dominium, the corporate company of Hickory Manor Senior Apartments said in a statement it's working with the City of DeSoto to resolve the issue. The company said emergency crews have worked over the last three days to restore the water.

DeSoto House Fire Under Investigation, 2 Children Dead Share via: Task Force Investigating early Morning DeSoto Fire According to the DeSoto Fire Department, dispatch received a call around 4:33 am this morning of a reported structure fire in the 100 Block of Wildwood Court. Firs responders were on the scene within five minutes, and found the house completely engulfed in flames. Fire Chief Jerry Duffield says, “residents that had escaped from the home notified DeSoto firefighters there were two children inside the home on the second floor. DeSoto fire went into rescue mode and within sixt...