Yes… Ballard County maintains a great fire department…We kind of NEED to, you know…what with all the gas-powered model clubs, amateur aeronautics, engine builders, and such among our citizens…
I think it’s a great example, like our Sheriff’s department, of cooperation between species….
Including our soon-to-be-outgoing Fire Chief, Ed O’Brien
Ed says it’s very gratifying that when he retires in 2016, his successor could be of almost any species….
Gone are the days of contentious confirmation hearings like he went through in the 20th Century….which even our popular Sheriff MonkeyBlues credited with helping pave the way for his election in 2012…Though Ed says even the smallest members of the department pull their weight (however small that is!)
he does admit to being a bit wary of recent animal rights activists clamor for the appointment of Horace Hamley…
“NOT because of his species,” Ed is quick to point out….
“But can he really maintain discipline…. or, if need be, drive a 52 foot fire truck?”
Yes… Ballard County maintains a great fire department…We kind of NEED to, you know…what with all the gas-powered model clubs, amateur aeronautics, engine builders, and such among our citizens…
I think it’s a great example, like our Sheriff’s department, of cooperation between species….
Including our soon-to-be-outgoing Fire Chief, Ed O’Brien
Ed says it’s very gratifying that when he retires in 2016, his successor could be of almost any species….
Gone are the days of contentious confirmation hearings like he went through in the 20th Century….which even our popular Sheriff MonkeyBlues credited with helping pave the way for his election in 2012…Though Ed says even the smallest members of the department pull their weight (however small that is!)
he does admit to being a bit wary of recent animal rights activists clamor for the appointment of Horace Hamley…
“NOT because of his species,” Ed is quick to point out….
“But can he really maintain discipline…. or, if need be, drive a 52 foot fire truck?”