Ever stepped inside a police evidence room? Its kind of interesting. Every stolen bike, every empty backpack and every brown bag with who knows what inside, tells a story.
Some are tiny rooms. The West Linn police evidence room would barely fit a car inside. In fact it looks allot like my garage...a couple storage bins, some bikes, some power tools. No place for the car.
As a reporter, heading to a big forest fire is a thrilling adventure.
We grab our protective clothing, yellow shirts and green pants made from Nomex, which makes it harder to burn, but lets not find out, and special wild land fire boots made by the Danner company from Portland. Show up in those and the fire bosses know you're no rookie. It helps with access to the flames.
My fire bag also holds a hard hat, gloves, goggles and a...
