The calendar, entitled Hot Stuff 2019, was the brainchild of Station Manager Len Scramble, who told the Observer: “The idea came to me when one of the lads made a joke about pole dancing. I thought it might be a fun way to do something for charity.
“All the lads were up for it. We had great fun, we took pictures around the station, on the fire engines and even during a call-out at a house fire.”
Just to ‘wet’ your appetite, the full line-up of 2019’s barenaked laddies is:
Mr. January: Firefighter James Best, making tea in his helmet while on a break.
Mr. February: Firefighter Keith Sims, displaying his apparatus to fascinated children during a visit to Cheetingham Primary School.
Mr. March: Station Manager Len, smiling coyly for the camera while adjusting his nozzle.
Mr. April: Watch Manager Curtis Shoetree, wearing protective boots and clearing up a discharge.
Mr. May: Trainee Firefighter Bradley Manthorpe, standing on the Station forecourt with an uncoiled hose.
Mr. June: Firefighter Dennis Rapier, poised at the wheel, minutes before getting his tender out.
Mr. July: Crew Manager Gary Blake, turning the valve prior to squirting during a training session.
Mr. August: Senior Firefighter Vernon Spools, demonstrating a hand jack to a group of new recruits.
Mr. September: Firefighter Arthur ‘Merman’ Snitch, snapped from behind while coping with a backdraft.
Mr. October: Firefighter Mike Rococo, tackling a blaze while a trapped man screams for help in the background.
Mr. November: Area Manager Graham Motley, gesturing towards a cockloft during a hands-on exercise.
Mr. December, Firefighter Colin Snoad, discreetly hung with baubles, spraying an open-mouthed Santa with foam.
The Hot Stuff 2019 calendar is available online at www.frogfire.gov.uk/hotstuff or from the Montague Road fire station, price £4.99. All proceeds will go to the Froghill Orphans Protection Society (FOPS).
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