Outsider
Joined: 05/15/2008
Posts: 4

Recent Comments by Outsider
The Watercooler
07/02/2008 10:44:48 AM
Oh, excuse me WalkerMommy! The ladder truck requested by LaFayette Fire Dept. for the Funeral actually came from Hayes CI which I believe is also a part of the Georgia Department of Corrections Prison System. Hayes CI, however, is not a usual first responder in Walker County as Walker CI is. Walker CI is catching the heat from the ladder truck being provided by Hayes.
The Watercooler
06/30/2008 10:56:01 AM
OK Mr. Ashburn, tell us what is going on with the Prison's Fire Department. I heard over the weekend that you got your panties in wad over the City of Lafayette using the Prison's Ladder Truck for Dino's Funeral. I heard that you got so mad that you went to the 9-1-1 Center and had Walker CI's department removed from the alerting system and will no longer "allow" them to respond in Walker County. Walker CI's department is probably the best staffed and trained department in the county but because you got your feelings hurt, you are putting citizens lives in danger by not allowing them to respond. I seriously doubt that Chief Camp agrees with this decision but I am sure that he can't express his opinions for fear of being fired. Can you just tell us if the rumor is true and if so, give us a logical explanation for not letting the hardest working fire station in the county respond to the fires.
Disappearance of Theresa Parker, 911 dispatcher in Walker County
06/06/2008 08:34:38 AM
evanbubbafoster
Comments: 317
Joined: 04/03/2007
06/06/2008 07:30:47 AM
evanbubbafoster wrote:

"I wonder who is calling the shots about when the trial will be for BC and SP. Someone has to be in charge. Has bo woods or another corrupt person told sp to just wait it out and let things die down some? Are they waiting on the GBI and FBI's rumored house cleaning to take place within the LMJCC? Are they waiting to see what attorneys and judges are left to practice within the LMJCC after this house cleaning? I have heard of a few attorneys and judges within the LMJCC who are being investigated and will probably be arrested for their corrupt actions. "

It doesn't matter Evan. Even if they do anything about the corruption, they will soon be back in power again. A former Lafayette Attorney was doing great and even running for a state office when he was bagged for corruption and he has gotten his license back and works for the county as an attorney.
Catoosa fire meeting heats up
05/15/2008 10:44:44 AM
I have been trying to remain informed about what is going on from a distance and I am now just plain bumfuzzled. I was a member of PVFD a long time ago and am now halfway across the country. The PVFD supported itself by selling contracts to residents and businesses that wanted to insure that the fire department had the equipment to put our their fires. I don't remember what the commercial contracts cost, but the residential ones were $25.00 per year which was a bargain even at the time. The rest of the operating budget of the department came from a little FO City support and fundraisers done by the firemen. Ther firemen, back in the 70's and 80's anyway, did BBQ's and raffled lawnmowers and did all kings of stuff to raise money. Did you know that the PVFD men actually paid for and built the original City Hall that housed the Police, Fire, Courts and other city offices and when it was finished, sold it to the city for $1.00? Did you know that at one time when PVFD had stations in Walker and Catoosa counties that they were one of the largest volunteer fire departments in the country? You would not have believed the respect recieved from other departments throughout the South and the citizens as well. Local people as onlookers at fires would say "Oh, here comes F.O., the fire will be put out now."

Until I started reading about the county wanting to take over the PVFD, everything I read about FOFR/PVFD was holding true to the legacy that people such as Reuben Satterfield, Harold Cook, Luther Nicholson and many, many other leaders and founders of the city originally set in motion. The fact that FOFR has a 3 ISO rating just goes to show that they know what they are doing.

Why are you trying to fix something that isn't broken? I know it isn't a monetary cause, it is just a political cause. The county commission wants control of one more thing. The county commission wants to leave their red headed step-child (The City of Fort Oglethorpe) high and dry wondering what happened.

Look at the history people. Respect the men and women that made the PVFD and the City of Fort Oglethorpe what it is today. I can remember a time when the volunteers where respected and welcome. There has always been a rivalry between PVFD and Ringgold FD. Both toned out near the line of service, and there was a race to see who could get there first. PVFD worked with East Ridge, Rossville, Walker County and was even contracted for the City of Ridgeside and Walden's Ridge in Tennessee. Please put the politics aside and make a decision based on what is the morally right thing to do.