Fire............................

 

...........................................meant everything.

Fifty years ago..................................

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.......................................Fire

I'm surprised it took so long..............

sourced here

Stay warm my friends................................

A good day to stay close to the fire..........

Oranges........................................

"You can't compare an apple to an orange. It will cause a lot of self-esteem issues."

-Craig Sheffer

Playing with matches........................

“There are men running governments who shouldn't be allowed to play with matches.”
-attributed to Will Rogers

A dangerous situation...............................

..................................................................................averted.

Got a call this morning from Columbia Gas Company.  Apparently one of their gas mains buried in the road right of way developed a significant leak, and said escaping natural gas decided to migrate underground into this empty building of ours. A 30,000 square building can hold a scary amount of natural gas.  By the time we arrived on the scene, the Newark Fire Department was fully deployed.  Four hours or so later, the leak was repaired, building was aired out and the gas dispersed.  A potentially dangerous situation rendered safe.  Kudos to both Columbia Gas and the Newark Fire Department for their professionalism and commitment to community safely.

Another interesting part of history........

........................................I neglected to learn in school.

The burning of books and the Jefferson library.  Story here.

Thanks Rob

Fire...................................

via

Never really thought about it that way.....

thanks Eric

Gratitude........................................

Ray (Ray's house actually) dodges a bullet.  Full story here.