Brad and Jodi are starting the EMT program in September at Clackamas Community College and wanted to get some exposure to medical calls before classes start. We have volunteered for […]
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Lightening Storm leads to Brush Fire
The pager toned out at 6am Sunday morning for a mutual aid brush fire in Estacada. Brad and I quickly made our way to the Elwood station, got all geared […]
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Brad’s First Serious Medical Call
Today Brad had his first experience with a major medical problem. About 11:30am a page came out for a gunshot wound to the head and, since the only other person […]
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An Extra Farm Hand
Cindi, Jodi’s mom, came up for a visit and was ready to get right to work. This time she used Bob to help level out the driveway so that we […]
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Annual Elwood Community Picnic…in the Cemetery
Every year the Elwood Community comes together for food and fun. We meet in the center of the Elwood area, which just happens to be the cemetery! This year Jodi […]
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White Water Rafting on the Clackamas
Our neighbor Rhonda organized our first annual rafting trip on the Clackamas River. As expected, the water was cold (60 degrees), but the weather was perfect – sunny and 85. […]
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Training with LifeFlight
As part of the weekly Colton Fire Department drills we had the opportunity to train with Life Flight, the helicopters and emergency personnel that respond to extreme medical emergencies and […]
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The Big One!
The Colton Rural Fire Department receives an average of 330 calls each year. Only about 10% are actual residential fires. The remaining calls consist of public assistance, medical emergencies, motor […]
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Our Newest Home Improvement Project
We’ve been wanting to add a retaining wall between the house and the storage shed ever since we moved in. The nice weather finally gave us the chance. We decided […]
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Colton Work Party
As part of the ongoing firefighter training, the fire department is building a SCBA competency course. In full firefighter gear (including the air tank), we will have to climb over, […]