I was walking my kids past this station on our way to storytime at the library. The big ladder truck was out (actually the "Quint" as I learned), and we stopped to gawp. A couple of firefighters were outside and they asked us over.
They took over 20 minutes walking my kids around the truck, letting them climb and sit inside, and just being really gracious and cool guys with the young'uns. I like that they reached out in such a friendly way, it made the station feel like part of the community in a way municipal services rarely achieve. read more