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“Neil May, Clark County Ranger, continues to recruit new communities to join our team. It was an excellent meeting last night with the volunteer fire department and homeowners of Whelen Springs,” said David Samuel, Arkansas FireWise Coordinator. The Assistant Fire Chief of Bierne also attended and indicated that his community was interested in participating. Attending the meeting were Sam LeMay, Whelen Springs Fire Chief; Chris Malcolm, Assistant Fire Chief; Dwight Malcolm, Whelen Springs; Becky Malcolm, Whelen Springs; Brandon Malcolm, Whelen Springs; Jerry Cooper, Whelen Springs; Gertrude Cooper, Whelen Springs; C.M. Cooper, Whelen Springs; Boyce Stone, Whelen Springs; Debbie LeMay, Whelen Springs; Jerry Gates, Whelen Springs; Robert Schee, Whelen Springs; Hal Harper, Whelen Springs; Tracy Sparks, Whelen Springs; Dennis Frisby, Beirne Assistant Fire Chief; Neil May, Clark County Ranger, and David Samuel, Arkansas FireWise Coordinator. Following the meeting, a FireWise board was organized for the community of Whelen Springs. Board members are Robert Schee, chair; Sam LeMay, vice-chair; Terry LeMay; Hal Harper, Boyce Stone, Jerry Gates and Neil May Prior to the meeting, David Samuel took photos of the Whelen Springs and Bierne communities (below). Whelen Springs
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Prior to the meeting, David Samuel, made a community assessment on the following roads — Jones Street, Snyder Road, Ferguson Road, Decipher Hill Road, Central Road, Dress Road, Hillcrest Street and South Woods Road. (Photos can be found below.) Some of the homes next to the large forested areas are at high risk, however, the entire community would rate moderate. Although the fire department is challenged with a small budget and lack of equipment, the number of volunteers is sufficient and the morale is high. The firefighters were very receptive to Firewise, and are working towards recognition by September 1. County Ranger Neal May is respected by the firefighters and supportive of their efforts to make Gum Springs a safe community. |
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Attending the Introduction to the Firewise Communities/USA Process and Risk Assessment training were B.J. Johns, Fire Chief; Gary Buck, Truck Captain; Ricky Johnson, firefighter; Bobby Hill Jr., firefighter; Chad Prince, Captain; Jeremy Cook, Captain; Barbara Huston, Treasurer/firefighter for Amity and Alpine Fire Departments; Roy May, AFC County Ranger, and David Samuel, Arkansas FireWise Coordinator. Several firefighters attending the meeting belong to both the Amity and Alpine Fire Departments. |
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An Introduction to the Firewise Communities/USA Process and Risk Assessment Training was conducted Sept. 17, 2007, at Whelen Springs. 
A
meeting to discuss the Firewise Communities/USA process was held June
21, 2007, at the Gum Springs Fire Station, and those attending were
trained on how to conduct home risk assessments. Attending the meeting
were Jimmy Brown, Fire Chief; Brian Bagwell, Assistant Fire Chief;
Travis Fite, Captain, and firefighters Jeff Jarrett, Tonya Jarrett,
James Riley, Willie Hamilton, Jake Jones, Marty Thibodeaux, Cory
Johnson, Nathan Wells, Michael Shepherd, Rick Loy, Brent Tucker and
Michael Brown; AFC Clark County Ranger Neal May, and David Samuel,
Arkansas FireWise Coordinator.
On
May 7, 2007, two Clark County communities joined the Arkansas FireWise
Team — Amity and Alpine.
