tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post6993440670362256930..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: Sunday Morning "Excitment".....drjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-88776746480700156212019-04-29T10:24:46.887-07:002019-04-29T10:24:46.887-07:00I drove by there yesterday afternoon, and the &quo...I drove by there yesterday afternoon, and the "Restoration Company" was there putting a tarp over the 12"x24" hole in the roof.<br /><br />All the small towns and villages around the city I grew up in had volunteer FD's.<br /><br />And they saved many structures and people.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-48777929376807195772019-04-28T22:59:02.944-07:002019-04-28T22:59:02.944-07:00Solar panels, wind turbines, ugh!
Nearly every p...Solar panels, wind turbines, ugh! <br />Nearly every place we lived there has been a volunteer FD made up of friends & neighbors. They saved the cowman's life more than once or twenty times. They have my utmost respect and gratitude. Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785525907917484210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-25931974117069694062019-04-28T13:51:09.920-07:002019-04-28T13:51:09.920-07:00Not 'knocking' the volunteers at all. They...Not 'knocking' the volunteers at all. They're all good guys and know what they're doing. The Rist Canyon VFD saved many homes when the fires roared though the canyon the last time. I have great respect for all firefighters. Brave guys, one and all.<br /><br />I'm just used to The Big City, and nowadays I'm relearning all the things of my youth since we moved back to Free America!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-84992054436984948252019-04-28T13:44:49.608-07:002019-04-28T13:44:49.608-07:00The volunteers are better than nothing which was t...The volunteers are better than nothing which was the case in most places I grew up in. Fire is something I fear and respect.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-30686485625317373092019-04-28T13:11:14.762-07:002019-04-28T13:11:14.762-07:00Yeah, one of the hazards of living in a rural area...Yeah, one of the hazards of living in a rural area.<br /><br />Our in-laws have a big homestead up in Rist Canyon, and their Fire Department is mostly volunteer. The Fire House is always manned with a couple of guys, but the bulk of the fire fighters are on-call.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-78474005698187820422019-04-28T12:45:20.188-07:002019-04-28T12:45:20.188-07:00They would have been pretty much done for here. Ou...They would have been pretty much done for here. Our fire department is volunteer, with three stations in the county. When there's a fire, the county dispatcher puts out a call, the volunteers have to get to the appropriate station, get geared up, then get to the fire. The newspaper report of the fire usually says "the structure was fully enveloped in flames when directed arrived."Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.com