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Response to: 
Ashville Observer Article Published By Ashley &
Richard Hotz
“Fire in our
Neighborhood – an issue of critical concern”
The
Ashville Observer falsely reported:
… the AVFD members who had radios were out of
town and did not leave their radios with other volunteers who were in the area.
FACT:
1. All five AAVFD volunteers with the
authority to respond to medical or fire emergencies had radios at the time of
the Bowling fire. (Note: Handing off radios to a volunteer who is
untrained and unqualified to respond is prohibited.)
2. There was only one member of
the AAVFD with a radio who was out of town during the Bowling fire.
3. Interestingly, The Ashville Observer admits in its own “article” that no radios
were necessary as the volunteers were readily accessible by land line according
to their source, Bill Hermann.
4. AAVFD volunteers, as well as the
Jefferson County Fire Rescue Department, were notified months in advance that
volunteer AAVFD Chief would be on vacation and they had prepared
accordingly.
The
Ashville Observer falsely reported:
…nobody with a
Commercial Driver’s License was available to drive the AVFD fire truck to the
fire. A CDL is required…
FACT:
5. No CDL is required to
operate the AAVFD fire truck. However,
it is mandated that drivers of AAVFD vehicles must complete an EVOC class. At the time of the Bowling fire there were
five AAVFD volunteers who were EVOC qualified; four of whom were on duty.
The
Ashville Observer falsely reported:
… the law was ignored
and that somebody drove the truck….
FACT:
6. No laws were broken.
The
Ashville Observer falsely reported 911
Response Times:
FACT:
7.
You can read for yourself the attached CAD Event Report from the
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office for 911 response times for this incident.
View the Jefferson County SO CAD Event Report!
Editor’s Note:
This is
another prime example of the willful use of deceitful tactics by Mrs. Hotz to
self promote her own political ambitions. She has become the underlying malignancy
preventing neighbor-to-neighbor healing and her antics continue to disrupt community progress.
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the road recovery processto move forward. The ACC is pleased to report that your Association Board has successfully penned a deal
for a replacement motor-grader and bulldozer. The equipment has been inspected
and driven by the community’s most experienced equipment operators and the
heavy equipment mechanics among them have given it their seal of approval. The
purchasing financials were initiated last week and finalized
on October 6th. Hopefully the equipment will be here by Saturday’s meeting for all to see.
