Around the corner
We never know what lies around the next corner. I remember being on duty in…
Author Pete Hypes
A double-edged sword
Spring has sprung. With temperatures on the rise, plants are blooming and leaves are coming…
CO poisoning
For years, the fire service, the medical community, and insurance companies have stressed the importance…
Not a week
Not a week goes by that we do not hear about a fire in…
Not much time
A few days ago, a mobile home caught fire, destroying the mobile home and displacing…
Wind-driven fires
T here are weather events that increase the probability of a fire starting and rapidly…
The Breakdown
T he news reported a fatal fire in a neighboring county tonight. The cause of…
A safer America
We have watched the protests at some airports across our country done in response to…
Not published
I have been writing this column since 1998, when this paper started and I was…
Cancer
Cancer is a terrible disease that has affected far too many. My hope and prayer…