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COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • B7 Hermiston Fire launches video series online Videos highlight fire operations By JENNIFER COLTON Staff Writer Hermiston Fire & Emer- gency Services wants you to know what they do — 50 seconds at a time. The organization recent- ly launched a web series focused on the staff, ac- tions, and experiences of Hermiston ¿re¿ghters and paramedics. The ¿rst video introduces host Josh Smith and the idea; the second talks about a ¿re¿ghter¶s work schedule, and the third demonstrates ¿re- ¿ghter turn-out gear. Each is about one minute long. “We show up when people need something, but they don¶t really know what we do,” Chief Scott Stanton said. “This gives people an idea. These guys are out there every day.” The ¿rst video was up- loaded to Facebook on Feb. 22 and has more than 2,400 views. The success surprised not only Stan- ton, but Smith, the video¶s host and director. “, didn¶t think anyone outside of the ¿re de- partment would watch it, much less like it, but ,¶ve been getting people from Portland, Hermiston, peo- ple ,¶ve never met sharing it,” he said. Smith, a ¿re¿ghter paramedic, has been with Hermiston Fire and Emer- gency Services for seven years. Smith said the idea for the series came from a brainstorming session for Umatilla Fire District 1, the proposed consolida- tion of the ¿re districts for Hermiston and Stan¿eld. “We identi¿ed informa- tion as one of the prima- ry reasons this failed last time, so we were brain- storming ideas about how to get the information out,” Smith said. “After the ¿rst episode, we saw it as a tool for more than just reformation. We can use this to show people what it is we do, to answer questions, and to make sure people know we¶re real people.” What started as a pro- posal for a 40-second commercial about the ref- ormation transformed into an ongoing web series providing snippets and in- formation about the life of a ¿re¿ghter. So far, Smith has ¿lmed each episode STAFF PHOTO BY JENNIFER COLTON STAFF PHOTO BY JENNIFER COLTON -RVK6PLWKÀUHÀJKWHUDQGSDUDPHGLFLVÀOPLQJDQHZZHEVHULHVIRU+HUPLVWRQ)LUHDQG (PHUJHQF\6HUYLFHVXVLQJD*R3UR with his Go-Pro camera. The ¿rst video — 41 sec- onds long — took 3 1/2 hours to complete, partial- ly because it was Smith¶s ¿rst time on the camera and partially because he was still hammering out the details of the new ven- ture. Smith has already start- ed ¿lming videos that tour the station and explain different equipment. He plans to shoot some video out on calls as well, but, so far, his shifts have been too busy with response calls to take the extra time to ¿lm. “, don¶t want it to get boring and mundane of me just sitting at a desk,” Smith said. “I wanted to get some action shots yes- terday, but we were too busy. I got some of Code 3 driving from behind the dashboard, but that¶s about it.” The district hopes to upload a video about twice a week and will continue as long as there is commu- nity interest — regardless of the results of the May election. “We started the series speci¿cally for the vote, but my goal isn¶t to ¿lm the reformation, it¶s about getting people talking,” he said. “If people have questions or comments, post those on the video, and then I will address them. As long as people are interested, we¶ll keep going.” To view the videos, visit the Hermiston Fire and Emergency Services¶ Facebook page. Josh Smith, ÀUHÀJht DQG SDUDmHGiF, ÀOms D toXU oI )iUH StDtioQ IoU +HUmistoQ )iUH DQG (mHUJHQF\ SHUYiFHs· QHZ ZHE sHUiHs, ODXQFhHG ODtH ODst moQth STAFF PHOTO BY JENNIFER COLTON )LUHÀJKWHUV Josh Smith, OHIt, DQG JHssH %UoZQ GisFXss ÀOm HGitiQJ IoU +HUmistoQ )iUH DQG (mHUJHQF\ SHUYiFHs· QHZ ZHE sHUiHs )LUH¿JKWHUVFOLPEIRUFKDULW\ Department raised $19,000 By JENNIFER COLTON Staff Writer It takes Àoors of stairs and 1,356 steps in full ¿re¿ghting gear to reach the observation deck of the Columbia Center in downtown Se- attle, the second highest building west of the Mis- sissippi. Despite the climb, nine Hermiston ¿re¿ght- ers made the trek for a good cause this week- end. The Scott Fire¿ghter Stairclimb supports The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, raising money through sponsorships, in- dividual and department fundraising and entry fees. Fire¿ghters — in full turnout gear — race to the top of the build- ing, and Hermiston Fire and Emergency Services again sent a team to the fundraising challenge. Fire¿ghters are timed for how long it takes to climb all 6 Àoors in full gear. Hermiston¶s times this year were: Destry Stewart- 17:26 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Dennis McClure- 22:07 Corey Gorham- 26:44 Ed Clark- 27:06 Jesse Brown- 27:44 Mike Bozeman-32:02 Jesse Reagan- 38:51 Daniel Hinton- 35:26 Mathew Hodge- 43:00 Hermiston Fire¶s team raised a total of $19,005 this year. “I¶m proud of the ef- forts of those guys that do this year in and year out. I did it last year, and I know how hard it is,” Hermiston Fire Chief Scott Stanton said Mon- day. “It¶s for a great cause and they do a great job representing Hermiston in Seattle.” CONGRATULATIONS UMATILLA VIKINGS! Congrats Umatilla Lady Vikings! Umatilla is EXTREMELY proud of our Lady Vikings! Hard work & perseverance always succeeds! RATS C ONG NGS ! 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