Above: the Brush! Fire Department in Brush, Colorado. Photo by Bill Gabbert.
I have driven through the town of Brush, Colorado several times and each time I thought about the name of the fire department. I casually looked along Highway 71 as I passed through hoping the FD would be on the main north-south road, but didn’t see it.
A couple of weeks ago as I drove through the town on the way to Colorado Springs I decided to hunt down the fire department. It didn’t take long to spot the Brush! Volunteer Fire Department on the west side of town on Edison Street/Highway 34. And I finally got the photo I wanted. After leaving it occurred to me that I should have knocked on the door and asked about the exclamation point — “Brush!”.
I wonder how many other cities are named after a type of vegetation, and thus have a (vegetation) Fire Department like Brush? There’s Forest, Mississippi and the Forest Fire Department. Anyone know of others?
Forest Fire Department, located in the village of Forest, Ohio (Hardin Co.) … I drive past their station now and again … ironically, not a particularly forested area, although they do have a grass rig … http://www.villageofforest.com/index.asp?SEC=9F4F2984-A442-48CB-94F5-4CEBA272E6CF&Type=B_BASIC
Wiki: “The Brush High School mascot is the Beetdigger…” Brushians may be good at digging line, then.
You may have read about the Black Forest (Colo.) VFD about four years ago.
It’s not vegetative, but I would put Silt, Colo., right there with Weed, Calif., when it comes to laconic town names.
I thought of Weed as well! LOL
I live in Pulaski County Virginia. We have the Pulaski Fire Dept, However we have the Pulaski Wildland Fire Crew. When our members go out on western details, everyone asks why we named the crew after a tool.
id have to say theyre just a bunch of tools………hehehehe………ok sorry but it IS funny
Though I’ve passed thru Brush CO many times, My favorite has always been the Weed CA Fire Dept http://www.weedfiredept.com/services.htm
Some would say we have to much time on our hands, I just think all those years working Fires has given us a different perspective…………….