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Permalink Reply by Nathan Nagl on December 11, 2007 at 3:08pm

From Carroll Iowa here. Born and raised, and am now a proud volunteer firefighter for the department.

Permalink Reply by Captain Rick McCurdy on December 12, 2007 at 10:04am

Brother Nathan,

Glad to meet you! I grew up in Coon Rapids! Dad was with CRVFD for over 30 years and held ranks of Assistant Chief and Training Officer for many years. When I was 4 years old I was made an honerary member. Dad passed in '79 and Mom remarried and moved to Carroll and had the house right behind the County ambulance office, which was ironic because she and dad were one of the first volunteers with the abulance substation in Coon Rapids. I don't get that way often any more mom is in a retirement home in Waverly now (my sister lives there) but I try to make a detour once in a while to come to Dedham to stop by Kit's Meat Market actually I was there just about a month ago. Best dried beef and ring boloney in the country. I grew up each weekend at Swan Lake camping with Mom and Dad and spent every weekend of my teenage years at the Drive In Movie on Hwy 30 out by the airport. I could tell you many stories. Once again I am so glad to meet you.

Capt. Rick

Permalink Reply by Clint M. Nelsen on April 9, 2008 at 11:22pm

I've been an Iowa Firefighter for about a year now. I love every minute of it! I'm working my way up the ladder in Emergency Management and wanted to make sure that I wouldn't be in a position one day where I was asking things of the Fire Department that I had never done myself.
As for the Caroll bit... I grew up in Harlan. Hope that doesn't offend any Tigers or Knights out there!

Permalink Reply by Captain Rick McCurdy on November 25, 2008 at 3:43pm

Clint,

No offense has been taken. Spent many a good times in Perry and in Harlan but I would think it was before your time. My family is in the Panora area, with my cousin in Grimes. and I was rescue Officer in Pleasant Hill for several years in the 80s.

Capt. Rick