My assignment today, Saturday Dec. 22 – shoot the Highway 58 volunteer firefighters and their friends and families delivering toys and food to families in need in the area around Highway 58 (more specifically, Ooltewah, Birchwood, Meadowview, Georgetown and Harrison.) I didn’t expect to get to ride in a fire truck and hang out for almost 6 hours with some amazing people. Overall, a fulfilling day, and I think I made some firefighter friends.
Staff Photo By Kelly Wegel
Volunteer fire captain Jack Horner, far right, and other volunteers organize toys to deliver to children Saturday at Fire Station No. 1 on Highway 58 in between deliveries. The volunteers collected and delivered toys and food to 85 families in time for Christmas. The Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department has been collecting and delivering toys and food to families for 25 years. The families live in Harrison, Ooltewah, Birchwood, Meadowview and Georgetown, which are the same communities covered by the fire department.
Staff Photo By Kelly Wegel
Jeff Stiefel, 18, a volunteer with the Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department, delivers a box of food to a family in need Saturday with other volunteer members of the fire department and their friends and familes. The Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department has been collecting and delivering toys and food to families for 25 years. The families live in Harrison, Ooltewah, Birchwood, Meadowview and Georgetown, which are the same communities covered by the fire department.
Staff Photo By Kelly Wegel
Volunteer firefighter Jeremiah Pierce holds a box of toys to deliver to children Saturday. The firefighters and other volunteers drove the Highway 58 firetrucks to deliver food and toys to families in need living around Highway 58. The Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department has been making Christmas deliveries to families for 25 years.
5 Comments
December 23, 2007 at 00:07
sure beats taking pictures of someone speaking in the SLC doesn’t it?
December 23, 2007 at 05:48
nice kw
December 25, 2007 at 19:06
Hey Kelly these are some great photos i would love to see more. hope you had fun hanging out with us.
January 25, 2008 at 18:19
Hello Kelly,
I am doing some research on the Hwy 58 Fire Dept and was wondering if you had anymore pictures of the engines or dept.
thanks
February 11, 2008 at 04:08
I can post some. All the photos are property of the Times Free Press, so I can’t email you any, but if you give me some time I can post some. I only have a few taken at the actual department, but I think the engines are in many of my shots. Anything in particular?