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Who Ya Gonna Call? Not Herb

Herb: As a supervisor in the gate crew, Silverwood, I once offered to help out at the Main St. Theater. My job was to handle counter sales and make sure popcorn was kept up. I dutifully filled the popcorn machine, turned it on and walked back to the counter. A large surge of guests showed up at the counter. While serving them, I noticed some smoke. Holy Cow! The popcorn machine was on fire. I turned it off and called for help. Smoke had activated the alarm system which was directly wired into emergency services. With fans, the smoke was sucessfully withdrawn from the building without any permanent damage. I learned from this that I am not a multitasker. They never asked me to help again.

Question: Have fire personnel ever responded to your home for any reason?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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