Cleburne County

FireWise Boards

A FireWise meeting with the Cleburne County Fire Chiefs was held at the Office of Emergency Management in Heber Springs May 22, 2007. A presentation of the Firewise Communities/USA process was provided by David Samuel, Arkansas FireWise Coordinator, and risk assessment training was scheduled for mid-June. Clint Triplett, Cleburne County Ranger II shared his experience during his recent fire detail to Southeastern Georgia.

Attending the meeting were Jon Hampton, Pine Snag FD; Eldon Hannah, Hopewell Fire District; John Evans, Heber Springs FD; Doug Perry, Heber Springs FD; Jerry Lee, Greers Ferry FD; Jerry Murphree, Greers Ferry FD; Vernon Helms, Tumbling Shoals-Ida FD; Dean Galloway, Prim FD; Steven Cole, Prim FD; Garry Siler, Wilburn FD; Brian Siler, Wilburn FD; Roy Baker, Concord FD; Tim Pike, Quitman FD; Todd Henry, Quitman Police Department; Clint Vaughan, Quitman Police Department; Lloyd White, Heber Springs Police Department; Marty Moss, Cleburne County Sheriff; Sean Riegle, Arkansas State Police; Billy Cockrell, Office of Emergency Services; Mike Gowen, Arkansas One Call; Ronny Williams, Ozark Gas; Clinton Triplett, Arkansas Forestry Commission, and David Samuel.

Prior to the meeting, David Samuel took photos of Heber Springs and Pine Snag-Lobo community (below).

Heber Springs

Pine Snag-Lobo

Greers Ferry

A FireWise meeting was held at the Greers Ferry City Hall on Jan. 9, 2006. The meeting was an Introduction to the Firewise Communities/USA process followed by wildfire risk assessment training.

Attending were Fire Chief Jerry Lee, Brad Steely, Craig Harvey, David Holly, Troy Sheets, Jody Coy, Jeff Bittle, Byron Sawrie, Don Ware, Courtland Harper, Ernie Myshree, Helen Bryant, Linda Deurmon, Ray Owen, Bo Enlel, Bruce Murphree, Millie Lee, Ernie Hunt, Arkansas Forestry Commission Cleburne County Ranger Clint Triplett, and Arkansas FireWise Coordinator David Samuel.

"A special thanks goes to Clint Triplett for setting up the meeting and to Fire Chief Jerry Lee for his commitment to Arkansas FireWise," David Samuel, Arkansas FireWise Coordinator, said.