Chief Larry and I interviewed Keith Raley to talk about the history of the Ridge Volunteer Fire Department. In this podcast with Keith we relied heavily on Joe Cooper’s account of those First 50 Years 1948-1998 (click here to check out Joe’s description of those first 50 years.)
Cover of the 75th Anniversary booklet:
Minutes from their first meeting on 21 December 1948:
Musical note – my thanks to Trisha and Mickey Sandora for playing some music for us these past couple of Friday nights at Buzzy’s Country Store. Their day job consists of currently serving as Camp Hosts at Pt. Lookout State Park. And yes, Chief Larry and I have recorded a Buzzy podcast with them for a future Monday showing. Keep coming back!
Here is one of their music videos: