Southeast Says Goodbye To One Of It's Own

The last two days were pretty uneventful. The medic unit ran several EMS runs along w/ the engine over the past couple of days, & both the Engine & Medic had to be called back over to the scene of the fire on 3/31 to extinguish some hot spots in a rafter. Good job B-Shift, from the looks of the house, they kept it confined to the C-side of the structure. Also great job on protecting the exposure which suffered some heat damage to the vinyl siding. If you want to see the pics from this fire, head on over to http://www.roanokefirefighters.com/. Unfortunately though, Engine 6 wasn't on the initial alarm due to providing man power for an EMS call, but soon realized what was happening in Southeast & was able to clear up from RMH in enough time to be dispatched to the fire. Medic 6 however never made it to the fire. Yesterday, the Engine also had to be marked OOS briefly from 1800-2200 for Paramedic class. This brings me to my next part of the post. Due to the opening of Medic 8 on 4/6, Southeast had to say goodbye to one of it's own, FF/EMT-I George (no middle name) Harris. George has been a member of Engine Company 6 now for a couple of years & will be deeply missed by the citizens of Southeast I'm sure, best of luck George. George came to Station 6 as a FF/EMT in the EMT-I class & did exceptionally well in class as well as testing. He remained consistent in his desire to get all of his precepting done as he rode the medic unit everyday for 6-8months. He has displayed his constant ability to go above & beyond on many occasions, especially w/ taking the I-P bridge w/o being required to or asked. George became a part of the well oiled machine @ #6 & will be missed by all. For his last supper, George was allowed to eat free-of-charge a delicious meal prepared by FF Troutt. The meal consisted of T-bone steaks on the grill, cheddar/bacon red potatoes, green beans, & garlic bread. Apple pie was also prepared for dessert. Also to mention, FF/EMT-I Barry Kincer who's roots also run deep here at Engine 6 will now be assigned to the South Roanoke Fire Station. Best of luck to the both of you. Pictured below are George (left) & Lt. Mcfall (right) on scene after a fire at the Hickory Woods Apartment complex in Northeast last summer.


In other news, it's that time of year again; that's right, it's time to get out & start mowing. And C-shift wasted no time in making sure everyone around the 6-House knew when to mow the grass. The grass was immediately cut on Saturday in fear of C-Shifts long arm of the law.




Until next time, so long from A-shift.