The other day you got a fleeting 60mph glimpse of the outside of Wolfskin Volunteer Fire Department. Today, let’s go inside!

Yesterday was a special day at WVFD - our PPE arrived. For the last 300 years we’ve been wearing hand-me-downs NOT THAT WE’RE COMPLAINING, but we do look weird, and other firefighters are nice about it but don’t want to get too close!

So you can imagine how excited we were at this particular fashion event. We spent a couple of happy hours inventorying and trying on all the turnout gear. Not pictured here are Cary and your photographer behind the camera, me. Although I did get dressed out!

Before all the fun started, here’s (back to front) Jim Kitchens, Jon Huff, John Wampler and FC Phyllis Jackson making sure everything is there. The rest of us are hopping up and down saying “hurry! hurry!” And yes, that really is a lime yellow-green firetruck.

From front to back Ed, Phyllis, and Jon Huff in their new duds. The glowing stripes really confused the camera!

And finally last but definitely not least, our Firefighter of the Year, Ed Frey. That’s his answer to my question “Ed! Are you wearing any suspenders?”

So now I know the answer to the age-old question: What does a fireman wear under his suspenders?