To the editor:
“Join the OKOs,” my friend urged me some years ago. I worked on their hand tub at a muster. It’s hard work! And watch out — that bar might hit your head. Firefighting in Marblehead and all around here has a fascinating history, that I learned from senior members. There was no fire department for a long time in the hand tub days, just private firefighting companies. They’d race each other to get to a fire first so they’d get the business. Sometimes they sabotaged each other so they could get there first. Got me thinking
Dr. Eric Reines
Green Street
