Craighead Electric Cooperative

Craighead Cooperative offers several electrical safety programs for people of all ages such as: An entertaining but educational free school assembly with, Magician Scott Davis' program "Making Accidents Disappear" which has delighted elementary age children all across the United States. A Safety City Demo taken to classrooms by Craighead Electric e... mployees demonstrating the production of electricity, how it gets to your home and safety procedures from downed power lines. A High Voltage Safety Trailer that travels going to schools and businesses demonstrating 7000 volts of live electrical power to educate the public about proper safety precautions around electrical equipment. These safety demonstrations are routinely presented to volunteer fire departments, schools, boys and girls scouts, 4-H groups, businesses and many others at their request. The company also, partner with Arkansas Electric Cooperative in arranging tours for 5th graders to the Independence Steam Electric Station in Newark, Arkansas showing students how electric is produced with coal.Read More