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The Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station hosted its open house on Oct. 11, 2008. The annual event coincides with National Fire Prevention Week.
![The Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station hosted its open house on Oct. 11, 2008. The annual event coincides with National Fire Prevention Week.
Van Tisdale, chief of the Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station, at 4705 East Bloomingdale Avenue, said he has been with Hillsborough County for eight years. This is his first job as a fire chief; he was the assistant fire chief in nearby Dover. He has been fire chief for three months, he said at the Oct. 11, 2008 open house hosted by his station. "All I was hoping for was for the community to come out and get a better idea of what their fire department does and where their money goes. About 80 percent of our work is [responding to] medical [emergencies]," Tisdale said. "This is a great community. The turnout exceeded my expectations." Tisdale added that people need to recognize that "Hillsborough County strives to respond to an emergency, with a paramedic, in five to seven minutes," which many times beats the time that an ambulance can get there. "We're better equipped to respond to help you out faster," Tisdale said.](http://www.mypapernow.com/Other/Bloomingdale-Volunteer-Fire/i-Fz6ZzHp/0/Ti/DSC_1337-Ti.jpg "The Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station hosted its open house on Oct. 11, 2008. The annual event coincides with National Fire Prevention Week.
Van Tisdale, chief of the Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station, at 4705 East Bloomingdale Avenue, said he has been with Hillsborough County for eight years. This is his first job as a fire chief; he was the assistant fire chief in nearby Dover. He has been fire chief for three months, he said at the Oct. 11, 2008 open house hosted by his station. \"All I was hoping for was for the community to come out and get a better idea of what their fire department does and where their money goes. About 80 percent of our work is [responding to] medical [emergencies],\" Tisdale said. \"This is a great community. The turnout exceeded my expectations.\" Tisdale added that people need to recognize that \"Hillsborough County strives to respond to an emergency, with a paramedic, in five to seven minutes,\" which many times beats the time that an ambulance can get there. \"We're better equipped to respond to help you out faster,\" Tisdale said.")
![From left, Aiden, 5, and Alex, 7, Preiss. Their mother, Julie, said she took her sons to the Oct. 11, 2008 open house at the Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station to help earn a "Little Achievement" recognition through the boys' Cub Scout Pack 89 (Wolves Den). "We live right around the corner and we wanted to come out and support our local firefighters," Julie Preiss said. "They've been to our house a couple times. Aiden fell off the counter one time and lightning struck the house. So, we've come to support them." Preiss noted, too, that the firehouse often hosts kids' groups. "They have booklets and a video and they give a tour and squirt the fire hose at the kids," Preiss said. "They actually do a lot of kids' groups [activities]."](http://www.mypapernow.com/Other/Bloomingdale-Volunteer-Fire/i-pfV9GgT/0/Ti/DSC_1253-Ti.jpg "From left, Aiden, 5, and Alex, 7, Preiss. Their mother, Julie, said she took her sons to the Oct. 11, 2008 open house at the Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station to help earn a \"Little Achievement\" recognition through the boys' Cub Scout Pack 89 (Wolves Den). \"We live right around the corner and we wanted to come out and support our local firefighters,\" Julie Preiss said. \"They've been to our house a couple times. Aiden fell off the counter one time and lightning struck the house. So, we've come to support them.\" Preiss noted, too, that the firehouse often hosts kids' groups. \"They have booklets and a video and they give a tour and squirt the fire hose at the kids,\" Preiss said. \"They actually do a lot of kids' groups [activities].\"")
!["My whole family was F.D.N.Y.," said recruit Tim Green, at the Oct. 11, 2008 open house at the Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station. "I was born to be a fireman." He said he remembered as a young boy having the dream to be a firefighter. "I have my four-year-old nephew with me [today]," he added. "It's bringing me back to when I was a little kid."](http://www.mypapernow.com/Other/Bloomingdale-Volunteer-Fire/i-FjLJmTg/0/Ti/DSC_1331-Ti.jpg "\"My whole family was F.D.N.Y.,\" said recruit Tim Green, at the Oct. 11, 2008 open house at the Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station. \"I was born to be a fireman.\" He said he remembered as a young boy having the dream to be a firefighter. \"I have my four-year-old nephew with me [today],\" he added. \"It's bringing me back to when I was a little kid.\"")
The Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station hosted its open house on Oct. 11, 2008. The annual event coincides with National Fire Prevention Week.
Van Tisdale, chief of the Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station, at 4705 East Bloomingdale Avenue, said he has been with Hillsborough County for eight years. This is his first job as a fire chief; he was the assistant fire chief in nearby Dover. He has been fire chief for three months, he said at the Oct. 11, 2008 open house hosted by his station. "All I was hoping for was for the community to come out and get a better idea of what their fire department does and where their money goes. About 80 percent of our work is [responding to] medical [emergencies]," Tisdale said. "This is a great community. The turnout exceeded my expectations." Tisdale added that people need to recognize that "Hillsborough County strives to respond to an emergency, with a paramedic, in five to seven minutes," which many times beats the time that an ambulance can get there. "We're better equipped to respond to help you out faster," Tisdale said.
Van Tisdale, chief of the Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station, at 4705 East Bloomingdale Avenue, said he has been with Hillsborough County for eight years. This is his first job as a fire chief; he was the assistant fire chief in nearby Dover. He has been fire chief for three months, he said at the Oct. 11, 2008 open house hosted by his station. "All I was hoping for was for the community to come out and get a better idea of what their fire department does and where their money goes. About 80 percent of our work is [responding to] medical [emergencies]," Tisdale said. "This is a great community. The turnout exceeded my expectations." Tisdale added that people need to recognize that "Hillsborough County strives to respond to an emergency, with a paramedic, in five to seven minutes," which many times beats the time that an ambulance can get there. "We're better equipped to respond to help you out faster," Tisdale said.
National Fire Prevention Week.
Van Tisdale, chief of the Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station, at 4705 East Bloomingdale Avenue, said he has been with Hillsborough County for eight years. This is his first job as a fire chief; he was the assistant fire chief in nearby Dover. He has been fire chief for three months, he said at the Oct. 11, 2008 open house hosted by his station. "All I was hoping for was for the community to come out and get a better idea of what their fire department does and where their money goes. About 80 percent of our work is [responding to] medical [emergencies]," Tisdale said. "This is a great community. The turnout exceeded my expectations." Tisdale added that people need to recognize that "Hillsborough County strives to respond to an emergency, with a paramedic, in five to seven minutes," which many times beats the time that an ambulance can get there. "We're better equipped to respond to help you out faster," Tisdale said." href="javascript:openLB(448939467,'',XLarge,'',938,768);">![The Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station hosted its open house on Oct. 11, 2008. The annual event coincides with National Fire Prevention Week.
Van Tisdale, chief of the Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station, at 4705 East Bloomingdale Avenue, said he has been with Hillsborough County for eight years. This is his first job as a fire chief; he was the assistant fire chief in nearby Dover. He has been fire chief for three months, he said at the Oct. 11, 2008 open house hosted by his station. "All I was hoping for was for the community to come out and get a better idea of what their fire department does and where their money goes. About 80 percent of our work is [responding to] medical [emergencies]," Tisdale said. "This is a great community. The turnout exceeded my expectations." Tisdale added that people need to recognize that "Hillsborough County strives to respond to an emergency, with a paramedic, in five to seven minutes," which many times beats the time that an ambulance can get there. "We're better equipped to respond to help you out faster," Tisdale said.](http://www.mypapernow.com/Other/Bloomingdale-Volunteer-Fire/i-Fz6ZzHp/0/L/DSC_1337-L.jpg "The Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station hosted its open house on Oct. 11, 2008. The annual event coincides with National Fire Prevention Week.
Van Tisdale, chief of the Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station, at 4705 East Bloomingdale Avenue, said he has been with Hillsborough County for eight years. This is his first job as a fire chief; he was the assistant fire chief in nearby Dover. He has been fire chief for three months, he said at the Oct. 11, 2008 open house hosted by his station. \"All I was hoping for was for the community to come out and get a better idea of what their fire department does and where their money goes. About 80 percent of our work is [responding to] medical [emergencies],\" Tisdale said. \"This is a great community. The turnout exceeded my expectations.\" Tisdale added that people need to recognize that \"Hillsborough County strives to respond to an emergency, with a paramedic, in five to seven minutes,\" which many times beats the time that an ambulance can get there. \"We're better equipped to respond to help you out faster,\" Tisdale said.")
The Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station hosted its open house on Oct. 11, 2008. The annual event coincides with National Fire Prevention Week.
Van Tisdale, chief of the Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station, at 4705 East Bloomingdale Avenue, said he has been with Hillsborough County for eight years. This is his first job as a fire chief; he was the assistant fire chief in nearby Dover. He has been fire chief for three months, he said at the Oct. 11, 2008 open house hosted by his station. "All I was hoping for was for the community to come out and get a better idea of what their fire department does and where their money goes. About 80 percent of our work is [responding to] medical [emergencies]," Tisdale said. "This is a great community. The turnout exceeded my expectations." Tisdale added that people need to recognize that "Hillsborough County strives to respond to an emergency, with a paramedic, in five to seven minutes," which many times beats the time that an ambulance can get there. "We're better equipped to respond to help you out faster," Tisdale said.
Van Tisdale, chief of the Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Station, at 4705 East Bloomingdale Avenue, said he has been with Hillsborough County for eight years. This is his first job as a fire chief; he was the assistant fire chief in nearby Dover. He has been fire chief for three months, he said at the Oct. 11, 2008 open house hosted by his station. "All I was hoping for was for the community to come out and get a better idea of what their fire department does and where their money goes. About 80 percent of our work is [responding to] medical [emergencies]," Tisdale said. "This is a great community. The turnout exceeded my expectations." Tisdale added that people need to recognize that "Hillsborough County strives to respond to an emergency, with a paramedic, in five to seven minutes," which many times beats the time that an ambulance can get there. "We're better equipped to respond to help you out faster," Tisdale said.
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