Chalout, MikeUnited States, Georgia, Houston County, Warner Robins, 32.61574, -83.62664Wood, Ernest W., 1926-2013-05-29Oral 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 RobinsengWarner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library Systemhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library SystemWarner Robins (Ga.)--HistoryFire departments--Georgia--Warner RobinsPolice--Warner RobinsHazing--GeorgiaSegregation--Georgia--Warner RobinsFire fighters--Georgia--Warner RobinsPublic safety--Georgia--Warner RobinsOral history interview with Ernest W. Wood, 2013 May 29MovingImage