Many of you are unfamiliar with the name Eric S. McDonald, and as the goal of this blog is to educate others of who the pillars of the LFC are, today's blog is a tribute to Mr. McDonald who passed away unexpectedly on August 21, 2002. At this point, I would like to acknowledge Jeff C. (Sixby Fire) for his assistance with this project. I would have loved to show some of Eric's work, but sadly, AOL took down the site around 2008. However, below is an excerpt of Eric's model of creating your own fire department. I hope that you, the reader, will take this to heart and implement it in your own Lego fire department.
To learn more about Eric and his work, please follow this link to Eric's memorial page on Sixby's website.
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Steve Kertesz
10/22/2018 08:27:37 pm
Great work on the LFC blog, and keeping Chief Eric's memory alive. I had a LFD(Silverbrick) and was part of the old AALFD on yahoo groups many years back. I often think of Eric even though I only spoke to him a few times through email about how to set up my own LFD, in which he sent me a copy on the page that you have posted. Brought me right back to early 2000 when I reached out to him. Thank you for keeping the LFD community alive.
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This is great! I too was part of the AALFD (and later the MAALFD), back in early 2000. I had spoken with Eric through email on several occasions, when I was setting up the PLFD and joined the AALFD. The PLFD was created in the late 1990's, but it wasn't until I saw Eric's page and the AALFD, that the PLFD really started to take shape. He had a huge collection of trucks. It's a shame none of his stuff is still online. I still remember reading the notification of his passing.
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kaylea schauer
3/18/2021 09:50:51 am
hi, this is erics youngest daughter. inquirying about if you still happen to have any of his work or anything about his fire page that i could possibly see, or even talk with you about, may be almost 20 years later but still missing him like crazy and so amazing to see the impact he had on peoples lifes. even those thinking of him after all this time.
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PurposeWelcome to the Lego Fire Community Blog! Presented here are outstanding builders who captivate their audience with their MOCs (My Own Creation). The purpose of this blog is to educate others of exemplary builders both past and present. DedicationThis blog is dedicated to Eric S. McDonald, the Fire Chief of the original Lego City Fire Department who died unexpectedly on Aug. 21, 2002. His vision is what started the whole LFC, and for that we are eternally grateful. About the moderating teamChief editor - Michael P. - Founder of Castle Beach Fire Department and Los Angelego County Fire Department Archives
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