Joe Pryor of Hellertown is a is a volunteer junior firefighter with Dewey Fire Company No. 1.
Name: Joe Pryor Age: 14 Lives in: Hellertown Job: Dewey Fire Company Junior Firefighter Fire company: Dewey Fire Company No. 1 Training so far: Modules 1 & 2 What's being a volunteer firefighter like? “I love it because it’s something for me to do besides go home and just sit around. A lot of other kids wouldn’t normally pay attention to it. Eric (Weber) told me about it and I said, “I’ll do it!” I’ve always liked working with my hands, helping people out, and being outdoors. It’s a lot of fun.” How do your loved ones feel about you putting your life in danger? “My mom and my dad were very happy that I wanted to do something like this. It keeps me out of trouble. I’ve always wanted to do something like this. My parents were happy when I …
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Jackie Gallagher is a junior volunteer with Dewey Fire Company No. 1 in Hellertown.
Name: Jackie Gallagher Age: 17 Lives in: Hellertown Job: Employee at McDonald’s, Dewey Fire Company Junior Firefighter Fire company: Dewey Fire Company No. 1 Training so far: Truck Training, Gear Training, Essentials, Module 1 What's being a volunteer firefighter like? “It’s fun. It has its moments, but there are times when you get frustrated. You just can’t let it bother you.” How do your loved ones feel about you putting your life in danger? “They don’t care! It runs in my family.” Tell us a story you'll never forget about your firefighting experience. “It was around Christmas at Leithsville and one of the guys dressed up as Santa for a breakfast. It was dead and all of the sudden all of these kids come in. It was one of those ‘you had …
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Eric Weber is a volunteer junior firefighter with Dewey Fire Company No. 1 in Hellertown.
Name: Eric Weber Age: 17 Lives in: Hellertown Job: Dewey Fire Company Junior Firefighter Fire company: Dewey Fire Company No. 1 What's being a volunteer firefighter like? “It’s a lot of fun. We find out a lot of interesting stuff about each other.” How do your loved ones feel about you putting your life in danger? “They like it because I do a lot of stuff for the community. They just find this more interesting because not a lot of kids my age do something like this. They are terrified when I have to run out of the house and put 45 pounds of gear on!” Tell us a story you'll never forget about your firefighting experience. “I went on a call with my dad (Phil Weber) and my brother. It was a false alarm. Also, the plastic fire in Palmer …
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Kathy Fenstermacher
11:30 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Way to go Joe. Keep up the interest. Glad Eric was able to suggest you give it a try. Thank you for helping the community. more ›