And to make it even better, we told Jeremy that Chad (the Fire Within) and Brady (Red Deer Cty) were actors in BrokeBack Mountain. That made Jeremy veryyy happy.
After dinner some went to bed, others went for another drink and partook in the Olympic grocery cart 100 meter dash (Terry from Strathmore and Brad from Morinville had excellent form. Also, Steve from High Level did his best to find us dinner for tomorrow night by chasing down the geese in the parking lot.
And others went to see the, ummm, other ‘sights’ that the local club had to offer. The ‘sights’ were obviously well tipped as the club owner sent the ffs back to the hotel in a limo.
Oh yeah, one other thing to know is... you never, ever want to fall asleep on a bus full of ffs.
Les from Red Deer County can attest to this, as can Josh from Morinville (nice stripper pole dance by the way Josh)
And honorable mention goes to Charles the photographer for his pole maneuver. The truckers driving by really got a more of a show than they were ever expecting.
Day 3: We headed to the Total Fire Group to tour their plant and research lab. Totally amazing the research that they are doing.
It was really informative to learn what makes gear exceed the minimum standard and the importance of proper testing. The leading edge work that Total Fire Group is doing regarding bunker gear is fascinating.
The Vice President of Total Fire Group shared his vast knowledge and his experience as a firefighter caught in a flash over and the crusade he has been on to change the way the gear is made to protect ffs.
Also it was great to watch Barry break the world record for speaking the longest time without taking a breath! Note to self: don’t ever ask Barry an open ended question if you really have to pee.
Our bus ride to our final resting place Indianapolis was uneventful…..we’ve finally worn the ffs down enough to shut them up. Ahhhh peace and quiet for 2 whole hours.
Everyone checked in to the gorgeous Hilton Hotel…some of the guys got a little freaked out when they were asked if they wanted ‘turn down service’! Big first day of FDIC tomorrow. 35,000 firefighters have descended on the town. It’s going to be a heck of a time!!
And honorable mention goes to Charles the photographer for his pole maneuver. The truckers driving by really got a more of a show than they were ever expecting.
Day 3: We headed to the Total Fire Group to tour their plant and research lab. Totally amazing the research that they are doing.
It was really informative to learn what makes gear exceed the minimum standard and the importance of proper testing. The leading edge work that Total Fire Group is doing regarding bunker gear is fascinating.
The Vice President of Total Fire Group shared his vast knowledge and his experience as a firefighter caught in a flash over and the crusade he has been on to change the way the gear is made to protect ffs.
Also it was great to watch Barry break the world record for speaking the longest time without taking a breath! Note to self: don’t ever ask Barry an open ended question if you really have to pee.
Our bus ride to our final resting place Indianapolis was uneventful…..we’ve finally worn the ffs down enough to shut them up. Ahhhh peace and quiet for 2 whole hours.
Everyone checked in to the gorgeous Hilton Hotel…some of the guys got a little freaked out when they were asked if they wanted ‘turn down service’! Big first day of FDIC tomorrow. 35,000 firefighters have descended on the town. It’s going to be a heck of a time!!
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