PANSEY-HOUSTON COUNTY: 8:07 PM Houston County 911 dispatched Pansey Volunteer Fire, Gordon Volunteer Fire, Lucy Volunteer Fire and Ashford Volunteer Fire to a structure fire, along with Ashford Recue.
The fire is located at 1415 Beck Road.
Report are smoke and flames visible. The house is reported to be empty.
Emergency units are arriving on the scene.
Ashford Fire Chief Jimmy Posey said can not get fire truck in driveway.
UPDATED @ 8:39 PM
No fire hydrants in the area. The Houston County Commission likes to throw daggers at the fireman, often times. Commissioners want volunteer fireman to provide all sorts of documentation, and critical of some departments. This sitting commission stopped Dothan-Houston County Emergency Management Director from responding to scenes in the county and assisting in the county. The commissioners, apparently, ordered EMA not to respond. The EMA Director, apparently never leaves inside the Ross Clark Circle except to get free gas from the County Yard!
But it is not the volunteer fireman, but the Houston County Commissioners, which are responsible for water lines.
This Houston County Commission funded a million dollars, plus or minus, to run water lines down Highway 231 South to State Line. Just by accident, across the road from where the water lines were laid, D3 Houston County Commissioner/Houston County Sheriff Sgt. Ricky Herring’s business is directly across the rad from the one million dollar water lines. The commissioners said the one million dollar water lines were to the industrial park and installed to attract business.
But on Highway 231, D3 Commissioner Ricky Herring/Houston County Sheriff Sgt. purchased land on the west side of Highway 231 South at State Line Road. Until D3 Herring became commissioner he had never owned real estate. He now owns a business on that land.
Cottonwood Volunteer Fire has been dispatched.
Houston County 911 could not advise the fireman the location of the nearest fire hydrant. Again, that is normal. It is very hard to extinguish a fire without water.
It is “suppose” to be City of Dothan-Houston County Communications District Board, where data is kept for all Houston County. However, the 911 Director, Pam Lowe, appears, in my opinion an dothers, to HATE the county. You ought to hear how Pam Lowe talkes to most county people. This sitting Houston County Commission appoints the representative for the county to serve on the 911 Board. Their appointed representative, according the the people in the county, has never spoke to law enforcement, fire or EMS in the county about any of their needs.
The majority of the City of Dothan – Houston County Communications District Board members are picked by the City of Dothan. When Dothan City Manager Randy Morris came off the board, because he got the $ 225,000.00 a year City Manager job, Morris recomended a fellow Dothan Department Head who knows nothing about 911,. That hand picked Randy Morris appointee draws probably more than $ 150,000.00 a year salary from the City of Dothan to look after all of the construction. However , Dothan City Manager Randy Morris was more intrested in keeping power on the board for the City of Dothan and their cash cow for what Dothan wants, and the hell with Houston County as a whole.
Sorry to this homeowner. No fire hydrants and your Houston County Commissioners are responsble for no water lines. The City of Dothan-Houston County Communications District Board is responsible for not having the proper data in 911 system, and that falls on the Director, Pam Lowe.
Lovetown Volunteer Department has responded.
And to the homeowner, SINCERELY, sorry for your loss. It might have been saved if not for (1) information not being accurant in the 911 data system, (2) the Houston County Commission giving Dothan 1 million dollar for green space rather than water lines, except for those across from ttheir personal business, (3) and…
