Got almost everything accomplished (forgot one item on my shopping list).
My CERT team is being deployed tomorrow for this memorial service:
Public invited to funeral for Lynden fire chief
Heavy traffic is expected Saturday in Lynden as firefighters from around the state and nation gather for the funeral of Lynden Fire Chief Robert Spinner, who died while on duty last week.
As many as 1,000 people are expected to attend the 1 p.m. ceremony in the Expo Building at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds, 1775 Front St. The memorial, with full fire service honors, will last about 90 minutes. A reception will follow.
Both are open to the public.
Spinner, 50, was a 25-year veteran who became Lynden’s interim chief in April after joining the department in 2010 as its assistant chief. He suffered an apparent heart attack while exercising Friday, becoming the 56th U.S. firefighter to die in the line of duty this year.
Way too early to go.
We will be directing traffic and cleaning up after the event. My ham radio group will be there too but I am set up more for stationary base-station operation than mobile hand-held so I'm wearing my CERT hat tomorrow.
Dinner tonight will be more pulled pork but dressing it up as taco meat - change of pace...
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