Pointless prize: Fire bad!
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We all realize that a fire is a bad thing. Luckily, there are many FD’s and VFD’s around to help put them out.
Your job is to take a picture of one of them while on a bike ride.
In addition to taking pictures of PO’s, I also like to take pictures of FD’s. It’s another a great way to keep track of where I’ve been. I’ll probably play along, but I won’t give myself a prize.
Here are the basic rules (subject to change if I get a lot of questions):
1. One station per day.
2. No repeating the same station. However, I realize that many counties/cities have multiple locations. A different station in the same county/city would be fine.
3. I really don’t care about you or your bike. I want to see the name of the station somewhere in the picture. I’ll accept a sign, but I’d prefer the actual building.
4. You don’t have to post a picture on this thread, but it would be appreciated. I like to see what people come up with. It’s also a great way to interact with others.
5. If somone is getting so many pictures but not posting on here, you need to let me have access to your Strava feed so I can see if all looks legit. Trust me, it will only be for a short time. I don’t follow many people.
6. Use #fire on your Strava post and make sure to post the picture to your activity. (Assuming the admins say that #fire is ok)
7. As usual, prizes to be determined. Most likely for top 3 unless there is very little interest.
8. I’d say bonus points if you see a real fire, but like the title says: Fire bad!
9. Feel free to stop by a station and thank the people for what they are doing. No points for that, but it should make you feel good.
10. (added per below post) A picture of a FD in action or on a call will also work. However, make sure you get the name of the Company in the picture. No going back to the building and taking another picture of the same company. I don’t want people taking random pictures of fire trucks on the road. On this addition, if you post a picture of someone’s house burning down or something even worse, you will be disqualified. I’m doing this for fun, not to be depressed.
11. You can find the leaders at: https://freezingsaddles.org/pointless/hashtag/firep.s. A picture like this would be just fine!
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3/17/2024 – Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department (in Arlington)
I’ll need to double check, but I think with this, I’ve now visited all of the current/active “municipal” fire stations within the original Washington DC boundary. This includes all of DC Fire and EMS, Arlington (including the separate Cherrydale VFD location), and the 6 Alexandria stations within the diamond. I did not attempt to get terrible/distant photos of the fire stations on Fort Myer, JBAB, or at DCA (for example).
3/18/2024 – The former home of Arlington County Fire Station #7 (Fairlington)
When I randomly rode by this yesterday, I thought it looked like a fire station, but the signage is for a STEM school of sorts. Lo and behold, when I was checking my list of what’s inside the diamond, I noticed that Arlington’s list skips #7. A quick Google search later, and sure enough, this building was #7. So that meant going back again today for a picture.
The station closed a few years ago because it apparently was structural unsound as a fire station (the sleeping quarters were below the garage, and as equipment got heavier, there was concerns about safety). The building at least was (eventually) repurposed.
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