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The Groveton sub station, late 40's early 50's maybe.
Do you remember your first working fire? How about the very first call? Like most, I can remember both very well. First working fire at 11 was Kenyon Drive. Jimmy Chinn next to me on the backstep of Wagon 11, telling me exactly what I needed to do when we arrived cause as we turned the corner onto Beacon Hill Road, we could see the loom up and knew it was a worker. I had zero training at that point. Very first call was to Groveton Gardens Apts. June 21, 1972, for a lighting strike from Hurricane Agnes. The sights and sounds of that call will stay with me forever. I had never ever experienced an adrenaline rush like that. I was a total waste of space to the FD at the time, but I learned a lot.
I cam across this picture of Wagon 11. Creds to Chinn through Ramos and the retired fire fighters page.
1961 Mack C 1000/500 after rebuild by Oren, 1964. (Sanders).
07/12/13 gathering
Just wanted to post a picture of some homemade puffs used to be a staple on THE HIGHWAY!!! every Christmas and Thanksgiving anyone want the recipe give me a shout
was dispatched as the first due special service on the second alarm today for the 11 story apartment building in Co. 29’s area. Tower 33 was assigned ventilation group along with Fairfax County Company 411 (The Pride of the Highway). Units operated for about 45 minutes before returning to service. This box alarm is among the tower's 7 calls for today so far.
Days gone by ... to the tune of 30 years ago at Penn-Daw "The Pride Of The Highway". That "Ladder Board" is the one I hung in the apparatus bay in the station. many of the "Truck 11 Alumni" have signed the ladder board. The other side ladder board is hanging in my shop at home. Nothing but great memories from my 20 years in that house. Started there, and finished there! You can hardly ask for more than that !!!
Question ! Are there any plans to bring the old “www.theprideofthehighway,” website back? It had great pics and news on there.
I left 11 in and 09 for 24 after being there since 03 and I struggle to find pics of my service. Now that I’ve been retired for 10 years, I really want to find pics of my time but cannot. Not even for the May 2010 officer development school.
Thanks!
UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue teamed up to share this important message.
Firefighters from station 411-B, in Penn Daw, were able to successfully rescue a young girl from a house fire earlier this year, all because her bedroom door was closed.
Watch the video and don’t forget to Close Before you Doze!
The Pride of the Highway
International Association of Fire Fighters
"Maryland’s Gaithersburg Volunteer Fire Department in Montgomery County came in as the 10th busiest in the country, with Prince George’s County’s Silver Hill Volunteer Fire Department sitting at 13th. For Virginia, Fairfax County’s Penn Daw Fire Station near West Potomac High School was the busiest, coming it at No. 28 nationally."
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