A Portland Firefighter, Ethan Averitt Reed, retired last week, on Sept. 19, 2015.
"That's nice" you may say, but many U.S. firefighters retired last week.
"Yes", I say, but how many were active firefighters driving a busy, downtown engine company
for 50 years, 1 month and 11 days?
That must be a mis-print. Don't you mean 30 years?
No, 50 years - FIFTY YEARS.
Here are some photos of him at some recent fires.
At 05:30, 5-1/2 hours into his 50th year as a Portland firefighter, Ethan Reed
drove Engine 1 to a 3-alarm fire at the old Osborne Hotel at 205 SE Grand Ave.
Ethan pulling hose in January, 2014.
Running the pump on Engine 1 at a 2-alarm fire, 7-7-2009
Picking up hose at a 2-alarm fire, 9-10-2008
"Selfie" at his retirement party 9-19-2015
"That's nice" you may say, but many U.S. firefighters retired last week.
"Yes", I say, but how many were active firefighters driving a busy, downtown engine company
for 50 years, 1 month and 11 days?
That must be a mis-print. Don't you mean 30 years?
No, 50 years - FIFTY YEARS.
Here are some photos of him at some recent fires.
At 05:30, 5-1/2 hours into his 50th year as a Portland firefighter, Ethan Reed
drove Engine 1 to a 3-alarm fire at the old Osborne Hotel at 205 SE Grand Ave.
Ethan pulling hose in January, 2014.
Running the pump on Engine 1 at a 2-alarm fire, 7-7-2009
Picking up hose at a 2-alarm fire, 9-10-2008
"Selfie" at his retirement party 9-19-2015