


This past weekend I had a chance to play firefighter...my local community has a semi-annual program they call the Citizen's Fire Academy, and it is a humbling experience. I have the utmost admiration for firefighters..they are heroes and everyday people, too. Here are a couple of pictures a friend took of me doing various tasks...one involved me going through a Search and Rescue Maze (that's the 'shed-like' structure behind me--believe it or not it's two levels, and all kinds of obstacles: hanging wires, tangled ropes, holes, exposed joists, the works!)...in total darkness, on my hands and knees! Another involved me learning how to put out a fire, and yet another one required me to learn how to use the Jaws of Life. Enjoy!
ZT