IMHO, Lewistown still seems to be a lucky community in that its volunteers are still crewing rigs and being aggressive at working scenes. Many other places in PA. and elsewhere don't have this kind of turnout, for whatever reasons.
The "good saves" don't get reported enough, as was lamented in Firehouse Mag many years ago.
My local vfd made a good house fire "save" recently, but it was not photographed and the county media outlets did not report it... <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/shrug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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The "good saves" don't get reported enough, as was lamented in Firehouse Mag many years ago.
My local vfd made a good house fire "save" recently, but it was not photographed and the county media outlets did not report it... <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/shrug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mellow.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
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