The BIG GUY Santa himself was in the house this past Sunday with gifts and good cheer for all! Santa and his elves had their hands full as Firefighters and their families were on hand to mingle with Kris Kringle. This event is all about family time and obviously the children!  A huge thank you to everyone that helped make this event the great success that it was. From Santa and the elves, to our exceptional culinary staff, to the decorators, Mr. President (Bob Middendorf), Captain Santos and his wife Jan and anyone else that we forgot to mention, you are all the best, and THANK YOU!

Big thank you Fire Safety Officer Lauzon for putting on an informative Fire Apparatus Driving Drill both this past Saturday and Sunday.  Numerous Firefighters attended the two-day driving exercise. Firefighters started with a classroom presentation, which included a very informative and to-the-point PowerPoint training lecture addressing DOT standards, POV vehicle responses, and firefighter safety.   A six-station practical driving course was set up to simulate various fire apparatus driving scenarios.  Firefighters practiced serpentine driving, multipoint turns, apparatus backing, and diminishing lane clearance. This year, a new station was set up, familiarizing all our Firefighters with our new UTV.   One of the stations was an electric vehicle station.  Firefighters got a chance to see firsthand where the batteries and inverters were placed in the vehicle, what can be touched or cut if needed during an extrication and learn the precautions that need to be taken when working around these vehicles.  Great drill with a lot learned  (Photo’s by Firefighter, Steve Falconer)