In defense of Kentland
From The Battalion, The Series
While we haven’t had anyone take us up on the offer to provide an on the record view of Kentland VFD different from ones provided by Gordon Routley and Marc Bashoor, we have found a site where that has been done. As many of you know, and we previously publicized here, The Battalion, The Series, rode along with PGFD’s Station 833 and is currently featuring webisodes, alternating between DC and Kentland each week. A new episode was added this afternoon.
In his blog, executive producer David Furtado addressed the unfavorable press Kentland has received over the last week. Here’s what he wrote:
I’m sure some of you have seen the press about Kentland…don’t always believe what the press tells you..
Don’t believe what you read nor judge them from a tape from four years ago…no one knows the circumstances of that day…many departments have gotten in trouble for much worse and many have never been caught from way back when, when everyone could not afford a camera or have a phone with a built in camera. Could you imagine if cameras were around back…let’s say twenty years ago…
Remember..I’m the guy with the camera and I shoot reality.
I spent two weeks with these guys in May and all I saw was volunteers with a lot of hustle.
This is a department that receives awards for saving lives every year.
These are guys that work a 24 for another department and then come and work for three days sometimes, and then go back for a 24 with their fire company.
I dont’ want to say what I saw while filming, but if Kentland Tower 33 didn’t show up on scene, this two story house would have gone off…enough said.
