B e fo re H u g h b e c a m e a fu ll tim e te a c h e r in B u tte
F a lls in 1 9 8 6 , h e d id a lo t o f s u b s titu te te a c h in g
th ro u g h o u t th e R o g u e V a lle y . H e h a s ta u g h t
3 rd , 5 th , a n d 6 th in B u tte F a lls a n d c o m e s a w a y
e v e ry y e a r w ith a g re a t re p o rt c a rd ! H e is a
c a rin g , p a tie n t te a c h e r. H e e n c o u ra g e s c h ild re n
in th e ir s tu d ie s a n d in a rt. H e h a s b e e n g e ttin g
th e c h ild re n in v o lv e d in th e w o o d c a rv in g th a t
H u g h d o e s s o m a g n ific e n tly .
H u g h h e lp s th e c h ild re n in s p o rts to o ! H e
c o a c h e s b o y s J r. H ig h F o o tb a ll, b o y s J r. H ig h
B a s k e tb a ll a n d g irls J r. H ig h B a s k e tb a ll.
S o , w h e re d o e s th e F ire D e p a rtm e n t fit in to th is
b u s y s c h e d u le ? It a ll s ta rte d w a y b a c k w h e n
H u g h w a s ju s t a little k id w ith d re a m s o f fig h tin g
fire s fro m b ig re d tru c k s . H e h u n g a ro u n d th e
fire s ta tio n w a tc h in g th e fire fig h te rs a n d g e ttin g
a n e a rly e d u c a tio n in h o w to s lid e d o w n th e fire
p o le . H u g h s a t o n a fire tru c k in th e A s h la n d F ire
D e p a rtm e n t d re a m in g o f h a v in g h is o w n tru c k
a n d a s u p e r c re w o f fire fig h te rs . W e ll, th a t w a s
th e s a m e tru c k th a t H u g h re c e n tly n e g o tia te d a
g re a t p ric e fro m th e A s h la n d F ire D e p a rtm e n t
th a t w e n o w h a v e in B u tte F a lls ! H u g h is v e ry
p le a s e d w ith h is d e d ic a te d c re w . D re a m s re a lly
d o c o m e tru e - e s p e c ia lly in B u tte F a lls. H u g h
s ta rte d h is fire fig h te r c a re e r in P a is le y . H e w a s
th e P re s id e n t o f P a is le y V o lu n te e r F ire D e p a rt
m e n t fro m 1 9 8 0 to 1 9 8 1 a n d w a s a m e m b e r o f
L a k e C o u n ty S h e riff S e a rc h a n d R e s c u e T e a m .
W e a re s o g la d h e m a d e h is w a y w e s t to o u r
c o m m u n ity . H u g h h a s b e e n a m e m b e r o f th e
B u tte F a lls V o lu n te e r F ire D e p a rtm e n t fo r s ix
y e a rs . T h e la s t fo u r y e a rs , H u g h h a s b e e n th e
F ire C h ie f. W ith o u t H u g h ’ s g re a t le a d e rs h ip
s k ills , th e F ire D e p a rtm e n t w o u ld n o t b e w h a t it
is to d a y . U n d e r H u g h s s u p e rv is io n , th e d e p a rt
m e n t h a s c o n tin u e d to u p g ra d e its e q u ip m e n t
a n d s k ills . T h e y h a v e p u rc h a s e d a n e w -to -u s fire
tru c k , a n d h a v e a d d e d a n e w e x te n s io n to th e
fire h a ll. H u g h is a g o o d m o tiv a to r fo r th e d e p a rt
m e n t. W h e n th e c re w b e g in s to fe e l u n a p p re c i
a te d , H u g h is a lw a y s th e re to p ic k th e m u p a n d
d u s t th e m o ff. T h e c re w fe e ls th a t w ith o u t H u g h ,
th e d e p a rtm e n t w o u ld b e n o n e x is te n t. T h e y a re
v e ry a p p re c ia tiv e a n d w a n t to s a y T H A N K Y O U
H U G H fo r a ll y o u d o !!! A n d th e C o m m u n ity
th a n k s y o u to o !!!!!!!!
T h e B F V F D h a s a q u e s tio n fo r y o u . W h a t if
s o m e b o d y g a v e a fire a n d n o b o d y c a m e ? A n
s w e r to th a t q u e s tio n ; S U P P O R T Y O U R V O L U N
T E E R F IR E D E P A R T M E N T !