Portland's Longest Serving Firefighter

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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