By Amy Jeter
The Virginian-Pilot
© February 21, 2012

Troy Tippin recorded his memories of fire-fighting in a thin, red volume that had been published to commemorate the city’s department.

Under a 1964 picture of two firemen half-carrying a third through a scattering of rocks and planks, he wrote, “Steve was burned on the roof by hot roofing tar.”

Next to a 1987 photo of two engines surrounded by a tangle of hoses, Tippin scribbled the names of the streets – Detroit and Mount Vernon – and noted with a tinge of disappointment: “I just went off duty.”

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