Valentine Hall

Valentine Hall

Lutheran Theological Seminary

Gettysburg, Pa.

February 2016

Color on the Trail

White River National Forest

Sweetwater, Colorado

October 2016

Footer Review 2016

Today is a review of the footers from the blog last year. I never write about them and blogger doesn't save them in any form. Again this year I tried to match up, or give two views of the header, when posting the footer. Here we go...

January 2016 - The Assateague Lighthouse from along the Beach Road on Assateague Island, Virginia. (January 2016)

February 2016 - These oversized Adirondack chairs ware found in Waterfront Park on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. (December 2015)

March 2016 - A Downy Woodpecker that I chased around one morning up in the Michaux State Forest. (February 2016)

April 2016 - Psychedelic Photo-shopped Grape Hyacinths that are everywhere in my back yard. (April 2016)

May 2016 - A nesting Canada Goose on the Big Spring near Newville, Pa. (May 2015)

June 2016 - Crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge from the east side near Stevensville, Maryland. (May 2016)

July 2016 - An early morning on South Vero Beach, Florida (June 2016)

August - The West Shore Theater in New Cumberland, Pa. (July 2016)

September 2016 - Sunset and contrails from the top of the mountain, near Cleversburg, Pa. (August 2016)

October 2016 - A Great Egret flies by at the Indian River County Wetland Lagoons. Vero Beach, Florida. (September 2016)

November 2016 - An Aspen tree and blue sky in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area in northcentral Colorado. (October 2016)

December 2016 - Elk Camp in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area of northcentral Colorado. (October 2016)

Apparatus 2016 - Fire 1

Engine 252

Vigilant Hose Company No. 1

Shippensburg, Pa

 Rescue 28

Washington Fire Company

Mechanicsburg, Pa. Fire Department

 Engine 68

Fairview Township Fire Department

New Cumberland, Pa

 Marine 21

Indian River County Fire and Emergency Services

Station 2, Vero Beach, Florida

Command 1

 Alexandria Fire Company No. 1

Alexandria, Pa.

 Brush Tanker 23-27

Houtzdale Fire Company No. 1
Houtzdale, Pa.

Engine 13

 Henrico County Division of Fire

Henrico, Virginia

 Cumberland County Special Hazards Operations Team

Haz-Mat 202

Carlisle, Pa. (formerly Shippensburg, Pa)

 Cumberland County Special Hazards Operations Team

Carlisle, Pa.

McPherson Barn

Edward McPherson Farm

Built prior to 1845

Scene of heavy fighting July 1, 1863

Civil War Hospital, 1st Corps, July 5, 1863

Chambersburg Road, Gettysburg, Pa.

February 2017

Gettysburg Seminary

Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg

Founded 1826

Scene of the first day of fighting; July 1, 1863

Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, Pa.

Round Barn

The Historic Round Barn and Farm Market

Built in 1914

Cashtown Road, Biglerville, Pa

February 2017

Bent Creek Reflections

Bent Creek Reflections

Conodoguinet Creek, Green Spring, Pa.

February 2017

White Barn and Snow

White Barn and Snow

Cumberland County, Pa.

February 2017

Header Review 2016

    

Today is a review of the headers fro the blog last year. I never write about them and blogger doesn't save them in any form. Here we go...

January 2016 - The Assateague Lighthouse from the Snug Harbor Marina in Chincoteague Island, Virginia. (January 2016)

February 2016 - These oversized Adirondack chairs ware found in Waterfront Park on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. (January 2016)

March 2016 - A Downy Woodpecker that I chased around one morning up in the Michaux State Forest. (February 2016)

April 2016 - Grape Hyacinths that are everywhere in my back yard. (April 2016)

May 2016 - A pair of Canada Geese float up the Big Spring near Newville, Pa. (May 2015)

June 2016 - The Chesapeake Bay Bridge from the east side near Stevensville, Maryland. (May 2016)

July 2016 - Florida sunrise from an early morning walk on South Vero Beach, Florida (June 2016)

August - The West Shore Theater in New Cumberland, Pa. (July 2016)

September 2016 - Sunset from the top of the mountain, near Cleversburg, Pa. (August 2016)

October 2016 - An alligator swim by at the Indian River County Wetland Lagoons. Vero Beach, Florida. (September 2016)

November 2016 - Glorious Aspen trees in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area in northcentral Colorado. (October 2016)

December 2016 - Elk Camp in the Flat Tops Wilderness Area of northcentral Colorado. (October 2016)

AND POST NUMBER 3200

Fireman Training, Sir

June 10, 1978. Shippensburg, Pa.

Before powerpoint, before instructors with no common sense and before there was simulated fires in simulated structures there was fire training. Take an old building and set it on fire. Put it out and set it on fire again. When the structure was compromised or the 'put it out' part wasn't working anymore, it just became a big bonfire. 

Looking at these pictures I see leather and tin helmets, I see the early days of bunker pants and I see 3/4 (day) boots, wooden ladders, our old 1963 Seagrave pumper and junior members that are now chiefs.