Of Too Much Talk and Too Much Death

We understood that Chief Davis was not well-liked, not because of his personality but because of the way he carried out his work. We heard he had a nickname, pretty awful to consider.

Of Antennas and Such

After a budget workshop, the Fire Department’s Bob Pettis had said he would get in touch with me about installation of a new antenna that had been covered in the Carroll County News (CCN) on June 13, 2008. According to the article, Fire Chief Eddie Davis had said at a Western Carroll County Ambulance District [...]

Vehicle Maintenance Puts the Fire Department over Its Operations Budget

When talking to Chief Davis on the phone, we mentioned our concern about his being over budget. He agreed that he was over in one area, in Maintenance, for the Operation of Vehicles.

Two ambulances– for safety or money?

We’d heard that Chief Davis sent two ambulances to answer calls. We understood why that might be necessary in responding to a fire or an accident involving more than one person. But we didn’t understand why he needed two ambulances when only one person was involved. We asked him if that was typical.

Eye on the Fire Department

ES Folk had heard lots of talk about dissatisfaction in the Eureka Springs Fire Department. We had published what we could corroborate at the time.
But lately things have gotten way out of hand.