Randy Watts
Randy Watts was born in Carlisle and has resided here most of his life. He graduated from Carlisle High School and Shippensburg State College. He was the Fire Service Coordinator for Cumberland County, and for years he worked in the industrial insurance industry.
Randy was a certified instructor for the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy and has taught college level fire protection courses at the Harrisburg Area Community College. He has served as a volunteer firefighter in several communities, including Carlisle and Harrisburg.
He has published over four dozen books and booklet on local history covering a wide range of topics, including railroads, manufacturing and Carlisle history.
Cumberland Fire Company 1809-1984
Cumberland Fire Company 1809-1984
"This book is written as part of a larger project to document the history of fire protection, and the volunteer fire companies, of Cumberland County. Originally, I did not plan to do a stand-alone book for the Cumberland, but as I began to compile a condensed history, I realized the company's story was too important not to be told in detail. But perhaps I am prejudiced in my thinking. I joined the Cumberland Fire Company in December 1970 at the age of 17."
249 pages, indexed, many photographs, some in color.