This from Steve Redick:
I dipped into my vault for a friend and I came up with a great piece of firefighting history. I imagine many of you may have never heard of the documentary The Noble Breed. It was produced by the Kemper Insurance Company in the late 1960’s. They spent quite a bit of time riding with SS3 with some footage of my dad, Warren Redick and a young Bill O’Boyle. They also spent time in Skokie and have some footage of the well known George Trier. My grandfather, not shown in the film was chief in Skokie at that time. They also spent time with other FD’s including LA and San Francisco as well as some volunteers. For it’s time this was probably one of the best FD documentaries ever produced. It was narrated by Rod Serling, a classic voice of the time. Due to size limitations it is in 2 parts.. take a look. Be sure to expand the viewing window to a larger size.
The videos can be viewed HERE:
#1 by David on February 19, 2017 - 1:08 PM
Awesome video Steve, especially the parts with your dad & the “Green Berets”, anybody noted the different (MSA) fronts the Snkl Squad guys used to put on the Cairnses back then?? Thanks for sharing this!!
#2 by Bill O'Boyle on February 17, 2017 - 8:54 PM
This is Bill O’Boyle, I’m 75 years old now and live in Naples, Fl. I also have a town home in St. John Ind. I remember the Noble Breed very well and working with Warren Redick was an honor and a great experience. I ended my career as Chief of the Bartlett Fire Department, Bartlett, Illinois. I have 3 boys on the job and I’m very proud of them. Want everybody to stay safe and enjoy life.
Bill O’Boyle