Page 114 - History of the Colton Fire Department

Dennis Bickers experimented with
various ways of capturing the action
of the Colton Fire Department. In
1998, one of these methods involved
a helmet cam that would record to a
digital deck in his coat pocket. He
also captured the attention of the
media and they were interested in
how this could also be used to show
the hospital live action of an incident
we might be working on. Soon, the
video craze took off and there where
video cameras or phones that would
capture the action everywhere you
turned.

Above: The logos for the 1997, 1998 and 1999 Firefighter Balls were also designed by
Dennis Bickers. The firefighters that posed from left to right, Jeff Schroeder, Tony Horn,
Don Rountree and Jon Knutson. In 1998 Jon Knutson built his own micro brewery at home
and bottled some Hefewiezen for the ball so we created a label for the beer.

Bottom Right: Captain Dave Petty and Jordan Ruston (the son of Firefighter/Paramedic
Mike Ruston) posed for the 1999 Ball to take place over the Valentines week end.

Above: The 1997 Logo that was created from a picture Dennis
Bickers took of Firefighter/Paramedic Dennis Baca with glanc-
ing eyes from behind his BA (breathing apparatus) mask.

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