Reader Comments

" Pages of yapping and personal attacks on comments sounds like a board meeting. What is wrong with Bracken County EMT's ? Nothing. What is Jones beef with McClannahan? Ask her twice and she will tell you different things. What is McClannahans beef with Jones? Control issues, including Perkins. What is Perkins' function? Being paid way too much to do the job of the board. "

" LET IT ALL GO!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! This is causing more bad then good! Keep up the good work as you have been doing EMT's of BCEMS, and let the rest ride!! EMT "

" Well I do have to say that for people that do not like us, you sure seem to have alot to say about us. So you must have plenty of time on your hands. Your time would be better used volunteering in the community as we do. Your wasting your time bashing dedicated community servants. Take a walk in our shoes and see how you deal with the stress, nightmares, and flashbacks of the things we see and deal with. Once again it is a shame that none of you have the nerve to use your real name. If you truly feel what you say is the truth about us, then atleast have the nerve to let ptople know who you are. For those who do not like me, one thing is for sure, you have not forgotten me. "

" The EMT's made fools of themselves when they used the comment line, hopefully not on company time. They should show a fair amount of professionalism and refrain from such activity. The EMT's do a wonderful job but should not be involved in this kind of foolishness. "

" Slander is punishable in the court of Law. You can be tracked. Then everyone will know what a fool you are talking about our emergency workers. "

" Well, glad to see someone else thinks that a few of the so called MR EMT'S are not all they think they are. Buy them for what thy are worth and sell them for what they think they were worth, and you would get rich. I wish the people of bracken could appoint those people and I guarantee that things would be different.Just good they have a gravy job, neither would work in a pie factory.. Wish all EMT's were like Tony Jarrell and John Boshert.. One last thing.. GET-R- DONE "

" To the two EMS employees responding to the comment line: unless you learn how to spell, please do not use big words (longer then 5 letters.) "

" Allen Perkins......what a joke. People look at him like he rode into Augusta on a white horse. Why in the world they would let him become Financial Officer for the EMS board is beyond me. It seems that if you ride into Augusta with a small wad of cash and do some major cheek kissing you could possibly be the next President of the United States. Maybe he can buy my riverfront property on the Bracken/Harrison line.......... "

" Nobody has a vendetta against you (don't flatter yourself). It's just that you are full of yourself. "

" Once again we find ourselves in the same situation, one in which blasfeming someone's name. Understandably, at this point, the individual referring to me(Damian Smithers), has a personal vendetta against me. But one thing is for sure, when whoever you are, are in need of an ambulance I would offer you as much care as i could give, and get you to the help you need. I will always give my name and stand behind any comment I make, and feel that is your comments were as strong as you feel they are, then you would give your name, but I guess you would much rather save yourself the embarrassment of the community knowing who you are. I have dedicated 10 years of service to Bracken County ans vow to continue to do so. "

" Allen Perkins should be dismissed(never should have been hired in the first place) and Kim Jones should resign and do whatever she normally does. It certainly cannot be management. She is an embarrassment to the good name of Elmer Lee Jones. "

" The EMTs don't always get alone and sometime's it show's ,Augusta and Brooksville are ONE!!!!!!!! UNITED WE STAND Betty needs to be the BOSS the EMTs need to answer to her ,Allen job is to take care of money problem's and not to over step his job!!!!!!!!! "

" I "was" on the EMS Board and enjoyed the time I got to work with the EMTs, but I was tagged as a friend to all of the EMTs and I feel I was forced off the Board. The EMt's know the reason I left and I also advised the Fiscal Court at the time of my decision. We all should be thankful that we have an ambulance service. Some counties don't have this service. You also should get all the facts before telling the EMT's including Betty what to do. I have considered going to the Board meetings but usually don't know when the are meeting or I have forgot about the meeting, and that is my fault. I wish the board would try to work with the all the EMTs for the good of the county. I have also worked with the EMTs during disasters, accidents, and emergencies. When the chips are down they work together. The EMT/Ambulance service has been in existence for years and I hope it continues. It has improved over the years and hopely will continue to improve. EMT's hang in there, things will surely get better. Best of Luck! "

" What's a Damian Smithers? Trouble with Bracken County EMS, too many chiefs and not enough indians. May I never feel so important. "

" BV wrote on Jun 26, 2007 2:10 PM: Looks like some one agrees with me,.... rest my case... Look it says 2 employees.." I whole heartedly agree with sn about Betty Mcclanahan sitting on the fence. She has had serious personnel problems for quite awhile. In fact, I believe she was told by the Board to fire at least two of the troublemakers. But now the employees seem to be her allies in her difference with Allen Perkins. And, she made one of the worst troublemakers EMT of the year. " "

" First of all I would like to comment to the individual who used the name "Taxpayer B-ville", why bash people in comments and not give your name. This is very childish and shows the lack of knowledge that people have. To help give a better understanding, let me assure you that when a resident, visitor, or just someone passing thru this county needs medical attention, we are commonly two of the first people on scene to give aid. We take pride in our job by giving back to the community. Volunteering for programs in the schools, teaching first aid and cpr, and responding to calls when we are off duty. I am sure you will continue to bash us now, but when you need us to be there for your friends, family, or yourself, you will be our best friend. Now to address GLR in driving thru the city limits, naturally when we are not responding to you we are driving to fast, but if you need us we did not get there fast enough. These are all comments we are familiar with. If anyone has any questions or comments please feel free to contact me at any time. "

" As an EMT and knowing all the employees over in Bracken County, with this being said let me begin. NO ONE can begin to pass judgement to anyone at the BCEMS except for the people involved. No one except for the ones involved can know what we as EMT's go against when we run upon a scene where people have been abused, neglected and even sometimes killed. When are the "citizens" going to start backing the EMS service instead of pointing fingers at all the negative? Betty and the EMT's she has are the most dedicated people that I have ever met, and before the comments start to roll in I DO NOT WORK NOR LIVE IN BRACKEN COUNTY. So instead of looking at the negative, STOP and think, "WHO WOULD SAVE ME IF I NEEDED HELP?" So sometime stop in and meet the crew, and if you have a complaint act on it. Keep up the good work Bracken County E.M.S. I would feel save and in good hands if I ever needed you in Bracken County or anywhere else. God Bless you all for what you do and THANK YOU FOR THE LIVES AND HEARTS THAT YOU TOUCH. "

" I wholeheartedly agree with sn about Betty Mcclanahan sitting on the fence. She has had serious personnel problems for quite awhile. In fact, I believe she was told by the Board to fire at least two of the troublemakers. But now the employees seem to be her allies in her difference with Allen Perkins. And, she made one of the worst troublemakers EMT of the year. "

" I do believe Betty Mcclanahan dupes her EMTS into being her allies and then she sits on the fence like Ms. Innocence. Instead of blaming everyone else for what goes wrong, she should accept responsibility since she is the Director. If she would do her job and control her employees, then many of these problems would not exist. You cannot be everyone's friend. "

" I find it ironic that people critisize the very people you depend on in an emergency!!! EMT's have a very huge responsibilty, that most of us are unable to do. So my blame is not in the employees of BC-EMS but in the administration. The EMS director,Fanancial Officer, and Board Members are responsible for the confrintations there! They our only out for themselves, and it shows in their unwillingness to work together. New administration is desperately needed. I only regret that the magistrates that we ellected to be our voice are remaining so silent as our county seems to be the object of humiliation. When will they be embarrased enough? "

" We first off the name is Harrison spelled with two R's and watch has a C in it (in reference to the below article). I dont think this is the place to bash peoples names, and hide behind Taxpayer B-ville. If you notice in my article I did not bash anyone. "

" I dont believe I would want to attend a meeting if they wine and cry all the time. Looks like its the smithers and harison show out there, Get rid of those 2 and I may attend a meeting, Looks like the Dog Warden James T Moore can straighten that bunch of winers out. I would rather wath jerry springer as attend that meeting.I agree with GLR, Dont need to be doing mutual runs 150 miles round trip "

" Bracken EMS operates on taxpayer's money. Why is it Allen Perkins, a full-time resident of Augusta, drives Ohio tags. Is he exempt from taxation? "

" And we all pay Taxes "

" Part-time Work First of all we take applications everyday, come on out we will be glad to share our bed with you. Just remember those holidays you may be working while your family is home enjoying theirselves. Second of all you may be out all night and have to go to your fulltime job the next morning because you aren't making enough here to support your family. Mutal Aid Doing runs to Vanceburg as Mutal Aid well, I will touch on that also. There comes times that Bracken Co. EMS does not have man power to staff every truck, so in return we call Mutal Aid into our county to help us out. Oh might I add that Maysville EMS came all the way to Berlin to assist on an auto accident. That is what Mutal Aid is all about helping one another out when your resources have been streached. By the way, mutal aid transfers pay better then emergency runs. Augusta-Brooksville Crews Bracken Co EMS employee's make up one family. We get along very well and where this Augusta-Brooksville Feud comes from we have no idea. We all have a professional working relationship even though we may have our differences we still work together as a team. Speed If you feel that we are driving to fast then you need to call the office to report it. You can't correct the problem if you dont know it. Just remember it may be you or your family in that truck. Politics There is no comment on this one. That is one thing that you will have to attend a meeting on to get those answers. Safety issue is being taken care. One last thing: To see what is really happening before you make comments attend a meeting, then you will be on the same page as we are. There is alot of Hear-Say going on about the EMT's that isn't true. "

" I have read many of the comments above with concern; first of all I am very concerned that the outgoing county administration chooses to appoint new board members that want to destroy our EMS service one of which has already had to resign because he couldn’t obey the law! My understanding is that Mr. Perkins was appointed during this illegal session so his appointment should be invalid. Second Mr. Perkins was appointed to oversee the funds apparently without a background check his own financial dealings are a matter of public record and should have been investigated. For the person who wrote about a non-profit agency having money in the bank, medical supplies are expensive ambulances have to be restocked after every run in addition vehicles need replacement to insure dependable service the above article gives the cost of replacement for 1 ambulance. My third concern is about location it makes sense to maintain one ambulance in Augusta because of the number of citizens living there but for those that think all the service should be in Augusta you are very selfish to locate all of our equipment in the extreme northern part of the county would greatly increase response time for all the rest of the citizens. Betty McClanahan has devoted the better part of her life to EMS and does an excellent job I have on occasion been at the ambulance service and observed some of the minor disputes she has to deal with and must say that in every instance I have agreed that she made the correct decision. "

" I think I want a part time job there. I see they have beds, ride around in Ford Expeditions. Sounds like a job everyone wants. Then they fight over who does what, I think they need a major over haul,Only in BRACKEN COUNTY do were here these people cring about there jobs, What they need to do is slow the ambulances down when going through brooksville, pathetic. to drive that fast in town... "

" Sounds like Perkins and Jones don't care about saftey of EMT's.I have found most EMT's to be professioal,they do a good job.I have been told that the Service is non-profit,wow how come money in 3 banks? "

" If the EMS board was smart they would have all EMS functions ran out of one building. This would eliminate the Augusta-Brooksville fight that has been going on ever since the service began. How hard is it to find a spot centered in the middle of the county, and build a nice station on it. "

" I would like to know why the tax payers of Bracken County are paying for MUTUAL RUNS to VANCEBURK ky, How in the world can we afford that kind of gas money "

" I would just like to say that Betty Mcclanahan has given almost thirty years of her life to the ambulance service, and now, because of Allen Perkins, they want to dismiss her. Everyone should check this guy out on the Clark County Ohio court website. He has had Federal and state tax liens, and has been sued by doctors, dentists and hospitals. Nice credentials for a financial administrator. He has his finger in Kim Jones eye and all of a sudden she thinks he is some kind of god. We owe a debt of gratitude and respect for Betty Mcclanahan and hope she stays with the ambulance service until she is 80. Wake up, Kim Jones. "