The effects of the Haines Borough Volunteer Fire Department’s annual Fire Prevention Week paid off last Thursday afternoon when Haines Middle School teacher Jordan Baumgartner put out a vehicle fire.
“It was the first time I ever used a fire extinguisher besides when we do it at the fire department,” Baumgartner said. “Everything I did was what (HVFD volunteer) Chuck Mitman tells all the little kids, which is (the acronym) PASS: Pull, aim, squeeze and…