Los Bomberos Voluntarios (Voluntary Fire Deparment) were giving demonstration of equipment outside of the Capuchinas Ruins this weekend. It looks like the kids were having a blast with the water hose, although the little boy seemed a bit reluctant to take charge of the water hose all by himself.
By the way, in Guatemala there are two fire departments entities: Bomberos Municipales and Bomberos Voluntarios. Bomberos Municipales receive some of their funding from the municipal government while Bomberos Voluntarios receive their funding through “crowd sourcing”; that’s web talk euphemism for “donations from the people.” 😉
Photo by guest contributor Darrin Brown
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I always wanted to be a fireman when I was a little boy, but my Mother always used to tell me it was too dangerous. Oh, what might have been…
Nice moment-in-time shot, Darrin.
Interesting location picked by Los Bomberos Voluntarios; I hope they received a few quetzales for all of their efforts!