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Archive Home > 2007 > November > 19 > ‘Leaving on the high wave’

‘Leaving on the high wave’

After nearly 23 years, Madras’ Earl Cordes says goodbye to battling fires

By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
November 19, 2007

Earl Cordes never set out to be a firefighter. But it wasn’t long before he was hooked.

“There is nothing better than the feeling you get when you hand that baby to a crying mother, after you’ve saved it from a fire or an automobile accident,” Cordes said.....

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