Pine Mountain Georgia Fire Department News

February 12, 2010
Snow Fails to Stop Cookout

Firefighters in Pine Mountain periodically eat together, often cooking at the fire station.

For several weeks, firefighters had planned a cookout for Friday evening, February 12. But Mother Nature presented a surprise, in the form of snow.

Accumulating snow is a rarity in west central Georgia, but on the day of the cookout, it began snowing about 11:00 a.m. and continuing into the night.

But firefighters are known to overcome obstacles and certainly were not about to allow snow to interfere with eating. Steaks were put on the grills with hot wings, baked potatoes and more prepared in the kitchen. The training room served as a dining room.

Some vigorous games of ping pong were held and a snowball fight erupted in the fire station driveways.

During the snowball fight, a snowman firefighter was constructed completed with a red plastic fire helmet.

A total snowfall of about five inches was measured in Pine Mountain.

Despite a buildup of ice on power lines, no power outages were reported in Pine Mountain.

Icy patches on roadways formed, but there were no major accidents in the Pine Mountain Fire Department’s primary service area.

Unlike previous snow and ice events that kept firefighters busy, this time the snow just brought fun.

Brilliant sunshine and temperatures in the mid 40s resulted in most of the snow melting the next day.

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