"These guys were all-around good people, and they were good paramedics; they loved their jobs," stated Kenneth Starnes, owner of Emergency Ambulance Service. "You never talked to them for two minutes without laughing, you just couldn't do it. They were always cutting up and making everyone laugh. They were super, well thought of people in the community."<br />
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Tim Clowers, 31, was killed in the Line of Duty on February 15, 2006. He, along with another EMS worker, was headed to a medical call in Dallas County, Arkansas, when the driver lost control of the vehicle on a curve; it flipped several times before sliding into a tree. Mr. Clowers was taken to Jefferson Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries later in the day. His partner died at the accident scene.<br />
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Clowers was a paramedic for Emergency Ambulance Services, Incorporated. He had served with the agency for three years.<br />
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"What can I say," Starnes said struggling to fine words." the EMS community is very close-knit, we feel a tremendous loss, and it is felt in the community as well. " .<br />
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Fellow paramedic Cheryl Smith stated, "It is something that you don't ever dream about happening to your agency. Not to us, not to anyone, and it has happened to us. It's not the tragedy that stops you, it's what you can do for someone else that keeps you going."<br />
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