Well once again it was time for the annual Fireman’s Games in Ferndale. I had three goals this year, one personal, one for Company One, and one for the department. My personal goal was to not do anything embarrassing or …
Today was our annual Firemen’s Games in Ferndale, the day when all new members get dunked. Two of the probationary members were sure they weren’t going to get dunked. They tried resisting and one of them ended up breaking a …
Caroline Titus of the Ferndale Enterprise captured my dunking quite well. On the front page of the Enterprise there is a Quote of the Week which is usually quite funny, especially when you know the person involved, which in Ferndale, …
I found out that we also came in last in the bucket brigade. The final “official” event is the jousting, which is really more like a tug of war in the air. Valley Lumber provides two forklifts, and a beer …
Here I am emptying the water out of my boots. Even after emptying them, they were quite squishy inside. So once again they are at home drying out. Hopefully the cats won’t be leaving me any presents this time, but …
The second event is the bucket brigade, where the company has to fill up a large tub, bucket by bucket. I wish I had video for this one, because when done right, it really looks pretty cool. When the tub …
Today was the annual Ferndale Volunteer Fire Dept’s Firemen Games, held on Main Street. Like all the recent Main Street events, this one was held in the rain. We had moments of warm sun, and moments of cold rain through …
Today was the annual Fireman’s Muster in Ferndale which pits the four volunteer fire companies against each other in several events. In the first one, each team has to assemble several hose sections, turn on the water, and then two …
