On December 1, 2004 Fire Fighter Terry Short was teaching a Introduction to Fire Fighting class in Cuba.  Mr. Short stated in the class that we would be having a live burn one of these days and the information he had been teaching them would start to come together.  On the morning of December 2, 2004, the next day,  the Cuba Fire Department was called for a mobile home fire in Cuba.  Members Terry and Summer Short were on scene of a fully involved structure fire, IT WAS THEIR HOME.  Needless to say the structure was a total lose.  He was able to salvage some personal items but not many.  One of  Mr. Short favorite belongings was a poster of the movie "Back Draft", and it was totally destroyed. Assistant Chief Crystal Ingram found out and decided to make some calls.  She was able to get Kurt Russell to sign another poster and it was shipped to Assistant Chief Ingram.  Another member (Silvestre Hurtado) made a frame for the poster.  On the day of the Flag Presentation, we presented the new signed poster to Mr. Short, to thank him for all his dedication and commitment to the fire service, but also told him using his own home to provide actual fire training was a little to committed. 

Left to Right, Chief Mark Hatzenbuhler, Assistant Chief Crystal Ingram, Training Captain Justin Ingram, Fire Fighter Summer  and Terry Short

The structure fire was determined to have started from an electrical short.  Always looking for a way to stump someone, when he was told that it looked like it was started by an electrical short, Mr. Short started "come to think of it, there was two shorts in the home".  The Chief still fully engrossed with the cause of the fire, bit and asked where, Mr. Short replied " in bed asleep".  It is amazing that a man can loose his home and still retain his sense of humor.  This just goes to show you the true character of Mr. Short, always trying to put some humor in the situation, a True Fire Fighter.