Archive for September, 2009

Local firefighters remember 9/11 by exposing their culinary secrets

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

With the anniversary of 9/11 approaching, local firefighters are remembering the fallen with their culinary skills. For firefighters, cooking is a huge part of the job.

“None of us are tiny, right?” joked Escondido Fire Captain Ken Slaven. “We haven’t missed many meals.”

There is quite a bit of pressure to cook enough and cook well.

“When new guys come in that’s one of the first things we ask them is, ‘What can you cook?’” said Engineer Micheal O’Connor.

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First California Chapter Scholarship

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Brandon Paulson, son of Captain Chip Paulson of Escondido Fire Department received a $500.00 Scholarship from Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund of California. Brandon will be attending University of Pennsylvania.  Good learning and stay safe, Brandon!

Terry Farrell Fund gives out scholarship

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