Busy day in my neck of the woods

[Brian_Gladden]

I was a Firefighter for 13 years and I've never seen three structure fires at the same time... let alone in the same town.

http://www.wcax.com/story/18645431/lightning-strikes-believed-to-cause-3-fires-in-barre


Dep Chief Joe Aldsworth who is interviewed in the piece is a good friend of mine. It was interesting picking out all the guys (and gals) I know in the video from my combined 22 year Fire and EMS career.

 

[Daveroo]

wow..the power of nature....you miss the fire department?..i sure do

 

[Brian_Gladden]

Sometimes....

With my bad knees, about all I could do nowadays is drive the truck and run the pump.