- Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Ernest W. Wood, 2013 May 29
- Creator:
- Wood, Ernest W., 1926-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Chalout, Mike
- Publisher:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2013-05-29
- Subject:
- Warner Robins (Ga.)--History
Fire departments--Georgia--Warner Robins
Police--Warner Robins
Hazing--Georgia
Segregation--Georgia--Warner Robins
Fire fighters--Georgia--Warner Robins
Public safety--Georgia--Warner Robins - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Houston County, Warner Robins, 32.61574, -83.62664
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Oral history interview with Ernest W. Wood conducted by Mike Chalout on May 29, 2013 as part of the Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project.
Grants from Warner Robins Rotary Club and Flint Energies funded the project.
Earnest W. Wood is introduced -- Wood describes his origins and how he came to Warner Robins -- Wood discusses training himself and building up the fire service in Warner Robins -- Wood tells stories of the early days of the fire service of Warner Robins -- Wood describes expanding the fire service over time -- Wood discusses some of the particularly bad fires the fire service tackled -- Wood talks about a plan to combine the police and fire departments -- Wood talks about the Director of Public Safety position -- Wood talks about rookie hazing -- Wood talks about his retirement and how much the department has changed since -- Wood describes his family -- Wood discusses the relationship between the city and county as it relates to the fire service -- Wood discusses integrating the Warner Robins fire service -- Wood describes some of the changes he has seen in Warner Robins - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/hlp_wroh_wood001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/wroh/id:wood001
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview ; circa 41:36 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Holding Institution:
- Houston County Public Library System
- Rights:
-
