Here is the interior of the house before the fire was lit. Calling it a house was really overstating it. It looked to be a converted chicken coop, and much of the floor had rotted away. This picture was taken …
Tonight for our monthly drill, the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department had a practice burn on a small dilapidated house. This was my first experience being inside a burning building (and hopefully all future experiences will be on the fire fighting …
Saturday the festivities continued with a parade and many exhibits and open houses. This time I got to ride in the parade, and since the fire trucks were in the front, by the time we finished the route we were …
I’ve been busy painting the ceiling so I haven’t had time to take photos but Mike Thomas dropped off a couple of pictures that he took while I was at the wheel of the 1923 Firetruck. Lori thought I looked …
Fourth of July in Ferndale starts out with fire engine rides for the kids. Actually for me it started out by helping wash the fire engines so that they looked presentable for the rides and later parade. Rides were given …
I’m putting together some package deals with the local inns to feature vintage clothing portraits so I’ve been working getting samples for web sites and room info packets. This weekend I hired Allisa, a professional model, to get a bunch …
Saturday morning I had more practice driving a fire truck, this time Company 3’s. Terry, who is also a probationary member, is about a month ahead of me, but we both took turns driving the truck around the parking lot …
The thirteenth happened to be very unlucky for the people who owned this house/church in Loleta. An unattended fire in a wood stove started a house fire, and the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department was called to assist in putting it …
One thing that I don’t think I have mentioned on the web site yet, but some of you may know, is that I am a probationary member of the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department. Today I attended a training session where …
