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This January 1958 article from Willys News highlighted a group of teen boys who provided the small town of Riggins, Idaho, with fire protection using a fire jeep.
Wow, that is a very cool story…can you imagine a 15 year old today doing that?
What a great article. Thanks, Dave.
I worked there 20 years later – still the same. I love that part of the country
My grandson Caelan who is now 19 and two of his buddies have been volunteer firemen in their small community in southern Maryland for the past three years. Caelan was their top volunteer last year. One of their vehicles is a YJ Fire Jeep with very few miles on it, but it is their brush fire vehicle. Caelan’s personal vehicle is a 87 YJ with the 258 six and a 5 speed that came from Arizona courtesy of Grandpa and GG. I taught him to drive a stick shift on my old CJ3A. Low range through the gears to get used to how the clutch worked. All low speed–he was 15 then.
Caelan is going to the University of Maryland in Salisbury and when he is not in school, he is volunteering at the fire station there. When he is home from school, he is at his original fire station. These are responsible young men and sad to say, they are only a few in that category.
Indeed, it is a beautiful area and part of a gorgeous drive down US-95. Here’s a link to Riggins.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Riggins,+ID/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x54a6c55ddc7fd9d5:0x835ef2ac6cb8432e?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWyqvssL7MAhVCMGMKHTU7CLoQ8gEIhQEwDg
Ann went to high school for a few years about an hour north of Riggins in Keuterville. She has plenty of stories of her time living in the country. It was a rugged few years for her in that very tiny town.
Laughing….It looks like your auto correct changed the headline from Riggins to Rigging?
Very good write up. I was a fireman when I was in high school. I can relate to the look on the teachers face when the fire siren would ring and we would get up and leave class. We need more of this kind of community support form our young men and women these days. I am still a firemen, I am 50 years old now, and I don’t see a lot of young people volunteering for their community. How times change. Thanks for sharing the article. It brings back very good memories.
Eric
Thanks Terry. Speaking of volunteers, I do appreciate the volunteer editors out there!! As you can see, I need you 🙂
Great country up there. My brother lives in McCall, ID. I like it so much that I sent my prized 1961 CJ 3B up there to live with my brother. Now I have a jeep to use when I visit!
Colin mentioned teaching his grandson to drive his jeep in low range. I learned the same way and taught others that way. In low range it is almost impossible to stall the jeep, helps to build the student drivers confidence.
Mark S- It is almost impossible to stall the Jeep and any “mishaps” occur at a very low speed. Using a big wide open parking lot helps!!!
Back in the day kids took a big interest in there community and was an honor to be a fireman.. Todays kids have so many other challenge’s .. My brother and I have close to 40 years each, of volunteer service.. Holding various positions.. The worst thing for any volunteer is the politics… The volunteer training today is just about the same as a paid fire dept… The company’s that I have worked with over the years are rich with tradition.. And each proud to serve..