The area experienced heavy fog during the time of the accident, Fryman said, which have been a factor. The spilled coal resulted in the closure of the road for about two and half hours, Fryman said. Cleanup by Bradford's Towing, which also towed away the tractor-trailer, continued into the afternoon. After months of financial struggles capped with internal discord at Robertson County EMS, the fiscal court Friday morning voted to dissolve the EMS board and terminate all employees effective immediately. The service will be run with volunteers for one week while applications for EMT, first responder and coordinator positions are taken.
Current employees are eligible to re-apply.
The meeting was so well attended by EMS employees and volunteers that it had to be moved from the fiscal court room to the court house. On one side of the courtroom sat Pat White the interim coordinator since Cheryl Ross was injured in an accident that totaled one of the services ambulances on Sept. 23. Ross, who sat on the other side of the courtroom, told the court that she was ready to resume her duties as coordinator. Gifford also told the employees that the county owns the EMS building, the ambulances and the equipment, and that the fiscal court will make future decisions. The power struggles at the service have to end, said Gifford.