Firefighter Honored for 50 Years of Service
This from the Sioux City Journal:
CHEROKEE, Iowa -- Forgive firefighter Roger Frisbie if he looks anxious Friday morning. He's a little uncomfortable with the attention.He'd rather be out fighting a fire.
"I hope we get a call Friday morning," he says.
Frisbie, 75, has protected the people of Cherokee for 50 years as a volunteer member of the Cherokee Fire Department. The Cherokee Chamber of Commerce honors Frisbie for his duty at a 9:30 a.m. coffee Friday at the fire station downtown.
Here is a great story from his early days on the department:
In 1956, volunteer firefighters working in Cherokee had two minutes to sprint to the main intersection downtown after hearing the giant siren sound."I remember running three-quarters of a block and then jumping on the truck as it went through the intersection," Frisbie says. "There were times I missed the truck and landed flat on my face."
That sounds like it was fun - all except for the face landing. I know we are supposed to be safety minded, but it would be a blast to jump on a moving fire truck.
Congratulations to Firefighter Frisbie on reaching a great milestone in his career!
