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Historical September–October 2018 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Hello Neighbors! Frank the Fireman here and it is good to be back in the neighborhood.
I first moved into the neighborhood in 1975.
I lived at 541 DeBaliviere. Does that address ring a (fire) bell? That’s right – I lived at the firehouse located on DeBaliviere Avenue as a St. Louis Firefighter.
I lived at that firehouse until October of 1980 when I got promoted to Fire Captain and moved to another firehouse located in north city.
But I will always remember my assignment at Engine House #30.
I found a copy of The Times of….Skinker DeBaliviere at Grace Methodist Church and started to read it. That is when I spied a news item about the house fire on DeGiverville.
I was saddened to read that fires still occur in my old neighborhood.
I certainly had my share of them in the five years I served on Engine #30.
Then I saw another item, “Do you have news to share?” “Why yes I do,” I thought. So I contacted Rachel Boxdorfer who was kind enough to put me in touch with JoAnn Vatcha and suddenly Frank the Fireman is back in the neighborhood via your fine neighborhood newspaper. First off, I would like to thank all of you for having me back.
It has been a long time. Secondly, even though I have been retired from StLFD for nineteen years (O, my), I still know something about fires and fire prevention.
I thought I could share some of my fire safety tips with you over a course of several articles and perhaps a little history about Engine House #30.
These first two tips will have to hold you until we get back together again next time. Tip #1 – Clean and test your smoke detector frequently. Tip #2 – Blow those candles out twice. Candles give off a nice warm glow and smell good, but they are one of the leading causes of house fires. Be careful how you use them.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September–October 2018.
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Original source: SD_Times2018_09.pdf, printed page(s) 7; PDF page(s) 7.
