affiliate). The station has been serving viewers in Southern Oregon and Northern California for over 70 years, offering broadcast excellence and providing in-depth reporting locally, regionally and from around the world. We were thrilled to meet Patsy Smullin (President/Owner), whose father founded the station in 1953. Additionally, we toured the station and learned about the various sides of the business from Bob Wise (VP/GM), Kingsley Kelley (Digital/Sales), Craig Smullin (Executive Producer/Anchor), Scott Gee (Creative Service) and Laryl Noble (Assignment Editor). The most exhilarating tour to date for the 2023- 2024 Leadership class was meeting the dedicated men and women who were on duty at the Medford Fire Station #14, one of the five stations in Medford. Fire Chief Eric Thompson had our undivided attention throughout his enlightening and engaging presentation, which included information about collaborative partnership with Mercy Flights and the Oregon Department of Forestry. He introduced us to Captain Ryan Willits, and Deputy Samantha Metheny and we would later meet Training Captain Ryan Stidham. We also inspected medical equipment, practiced life-saving techniques, toured the station (gym, kitchen, rooms, fire truck, etc.) The braver ones among us were eager to participate in the training drills which included entering a smoke-filled room using only Thermal Imaging Cameras and climbing onto the ladder truck with firefighter Samantha Bergelen to enjoy the heights of the extendable ladder which can go up to 100 feet! They enjoyed the beautiful view of the valley from their vantage point while those with a preference for less adventure gave their all in the hose (spraying water) exercise. What an exciting day it was as we journeyed through the southern Oregon community! As we near the end of our Leadership Class (2023-2024), the focus now is to raise funds for our four class projects - Living Opportunities, Salvation Army, YMCA of Medford, and Medford American Little League. To learn more about these projects, please click here and to donate online click here. We look forward to your support of cash and kind to successfully complete these projects. n
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