During the January 8 department meeting, FVFD voted to bring Josh Evans and Dale Crabtree onto the department as a probationary firefighters. Both come to FVFD as trained firefighters, so we look forward to their being able to make an immediate contribution to the department.… Read the rest
Congratulations go out to Lt. Scott Matson, who was named FVFD Firefighter of the Year for 2011 at the department Christmas party on December 4, 2011. In announcing the decision, Chief Rob Amick praised Scott for not only his run total for the year, but also for personal and professional growth over the last year. Scott’s concern and caring for his fellow firefighters make him a valuable asset to the department.
When told that he needed to say a few words, he used that moment to thank his family for their support during all the times that FVFD runs have called him away from family time and family events, which really supported what the Chief had just been saying about how Scott always thinks of others first.
Congratulations, Scott!
During the September department meeting, FVFD voted to bring Steve Corbett onto the department as a probationary firefighter. Steve comes to us already certified to Firefighter I & II, so we look forward to his being able to make an immediate contribution to the department.
Congratulations, Steve, and welcome aboard from all of us at FVFD!… Read the rest
On Sunday, September 25, FVFD department members, friends and family gathered to say farewell to old Tanker 33 and to join in the blessing of new Tanker 33, which just arrived from Midwest Fire before Heritage Days. Department Chaplain Gary Elsten led the group in a brief retiring of the old truck, after which it was draped in black cloth to symbolize its decommissioned status, and the group joined in blessing the new Tanker 33, which is now in service.
Retiring old Tanker 33
Retiring old Tanker 33
Old Tanker 33
Old Tanker 33
The Chaplain leads the group
Blessing the new Tanker 33
Blessing new Tanker 33
New Tanker 33
New Tanker 33
New Tanker 33
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I could only shoot what I could see from the fire department booth, so I handed the camera off to Sara Hendrick and she got good shots of the kids’ events on Sunday at Heritage Days.
Finally… the full set of photos from the 2011 Frankton Heritage Days Parade. 
I tried to get as much of the parade as I could… not just the fire department… so spread the word!
Since the gallery plugin only shows the first 50 below, you can click through to see the full set on Flickr.
I’ve got close to 200 photos from the parade, so the big post will come later, but here are a few of my favorites from the parade and the festival today…
Wave for the camera!
Our new addition… Tanker 33!
New Tanker 33
Gleefully happy running kids…
Pretty draft horses
Who's got the baby?
Family time at Heritage Days…
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FVFD recently voted to bring on two new members to our department. Congratulations to Zack Flowers and Daniel Ball, who are now Recruits with the Frankton Volunteer Fire Department. They will be in training over the next few months to prepare them for the task ahead. Welcome from all of us at the Department!
Also, congratulations go out to Brandon Arbuckle, who was promoted from Recruit to Probationary Firefighter at the July department meeting.… Read the rest
