Blue Eye

Recognized Firewise Community/USA

The Blue Eye Firewise board was formed Jan. 24, 2006, and the community became a recognized Firewise Community/USA on Nov. 20, 2006. A luncheon and recognition ceremony was held Dec. 14, 2006, in the Garden View Room of the Clinton Presidential Library.

Accepting a plaque on behalf of the community were Josh Arnold, Oak Grove FD, and Steve Allen, Oak Grove Fire Chief. Also pictured are John Shannon, State Forester; Tony Siciliano, Arkansas FireWise Consultant; Patricia Siciliano, Arkansas FireWise Consultant; Michele Steinberg, Firewise Communities Support Manager, and Don McBride, Assistant State Forester-Protection.

Blue Eye Firewise board members are Jean Morgan, chair; Steve Allen, vice chair; David Murphy, Pat Carlton, Adam Arnold, Doug Youngblood and Terry Hutchison.

For their first Firewise project, volunteers cleaned up the property of a disabled veteran and removed trees, cleaned up brush and trimmed trees along Highway 21 North.