A German volunteer firefighter and his wife enjoyed their recent tour of the Callaway Volunteer Fire Department facilities led by CVFD volunteer Amber Harrison. The couple, Darius and Svenja Sehrt, are related to Callaway- area resident Shirley Trout.

“Darius had indicated he’d like to visit other VFDs while in the U.S.,” Trout said. “And Amber was gracious enough to make that happen.”

Trout said the Sehrts enjoyed seeing how many similarities there were in the equipment, adding that he was especially interested when discovering differences. “One that really got his attention in Callaway was the front-of-cab platform on the grass rig that allows standing firefighters to hose down fires in front of the rig.”

“That would never be allowed in Germany!” the hosts heard Sehrt exclaim.

The Sehrts also visited fire departments in Denver and Waverly.