Category: From Behind the Lens

Contemplating the mortality of heroes…

From Behind the Lens…

blog iconThis is the first in a semi-regular series of columns, which will be less about the actual news and business of FVFD and more about the people, the first impressions… essentially my view “from the sidewalk” while covering the actual work of the department. This particular post was originally written and posted to my personal blog on June 17th as I started to think about what this new volunteer job means to me. You hear firefighters talk about it being a “family” or a “brotherhood” but you don’t realize just how true that is (and how quickly it happens) until you get involved…

Regular readers, either of my blog or my Facebook, know that I’ve recently joined my local volunteer fire… Read the rest