October 29, 2024 • 5 mins
Captain Thomas Jacobs with Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department put on his scariest face and crept into the KBEY studio to invite listeners to a frightfully good time. The 8th annual Marble Falls Area VFD Haunted House takes place Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 6-8 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 31 from 6-9 p.m. The haunted house is free and open to the community. The department is located at 606 Avenue U in Marble Falls.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Okay, So if you hear a funny noise coming from
a telephone while this interview is going on, you'll know
that we have a fireman in the house. Thomas Jacobs
is here. He's with a captain with the Marble Falls
Area Volunteer Fire Department. Hello, captain, how are you good?
Speaker 2 (00:12):
How are you doing? Sir? Good?
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Thank you for coming in this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
I appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Thank you for having us y'all come in this time
of year every year, because what is this your eighth
year for your your Marble Falls Area the fd Haunted House.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Yeah, it'll be our eighth year of doing this and
our our station there.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Yeah, you know, so we're.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Looking forward to Oh yeah, okay, let's talk about the
fire department first. How y'all doing over there? What do
you need from the community? How's it going? What do
you what are you finding your most calls right now?
What's what's going on?
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Ah? I mean, we're doing good.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
You know, we got a we've got a good, great
group of people over there, you know, great group of
men and women, you know, and just you know, the
support we need from the community. Is this what they're doing? Ye?
Just keep just keep helping us, keep supporting us, keeps important,
your local your local organizations.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Yeah, you know.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
So why do you guys do this this ponted house
every year?
Speaker 3 (01:08):
We do it just to get back to the kids,
something for something for the kids to come and do.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Yeah, it's a free event, you know, and we enjoy
doing it.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
We enjoy you know, just scaring the kids and watching
them and you know, and just getting after it.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Yeah, just having fun.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Now, if I remember correctly, this is a deal where
if you bring if you bring your younger kids, y'all
can kind of tailor back the scare a little bit.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Is that right?
Speaker 1 (01:34):
I remember that right?
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Absolutely, So, well we always have somebody at the door,
and you know, if they got little babies with them,
they'll tell us, hey, you got little one. And then
we you know, we were just kind of high five
of them as they go through and stuff, and they
really enjoy that.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
So what do you do when you get these older
teenagers that think you can't scare me, Well.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
We can't say that on the radio, but we make
it happen.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
You can leave that and make it happen. Okay, So
I see that it's going to be at your fire station.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
Tell what's the address? Tell me serve that is. So
it's going to be at six or sixth Avenue U,
okay and more faults right here, more Fall.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Yeah, it'll be right there, and we have it built
inside of our station. You know, we'll pull the trucks
out and we'll build it all inside there for the
for two days. And yeah, after that we will spend
time training in it, okay, you know, using it for
like a search and rescue type of gays and different
stuff like that.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
Interesting, okay. So it's going to be Wednesday, October thirtieth
from six to eight pm and then Thursday October thirty,
first Halloween Day, from six to nine pm. Now, this
is a free deal for the community.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Right yep, that's all I mean.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
Y'all will receive donations always.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
Yeah, I mean people bring you know, donations and there
we use it to better it next year replace costumes
that we haven't replaced in a couple of years.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
So yeah, you know, well there's no.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Charge, okay, but again, like I said, donations are accepted. Again,
it's at the at the fire station there on Avenue
U in Marble Falls. So so do you take.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
Part in this?
Speaker 1 (03:07):
You you put on a costume, and I.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
Do, Yeah, I do, other than what I'm wearing now, Yes,
I do.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
What's your what's your favorite part about this?
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Just scaring you like you like doing it? Okay?
Speaker 1 (03:22):
All right, Well that's coming up and again it's free
for the community. It's coming up Thursday, and it's a
Wednesday and Thursday, the thirtieth and the thirty first, six
to eight pm on Wednesday, six to nine pm on Thursday. Again,
all ages, it's free. Donations are are accepted. And uh
and and they can cater Let's see, they can taper.
(03:43):
What's a tailor, I guess is the word. They can
tailor the scare as to you know what, you know,
how the how the scare ease are rights from the scars. Yeah, y'all,
y'all noticing y'all looking for any volunteers, anybody to help,
and not necessarily with the Haunted House, but just in
general with your with the fire department.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Oh, we're always looking for volunteers. Yeah, come and join,
you know, it's it's this is a job that never stops. Yeah,
you know, it's never stopped giving. Yeah, you know, so
there's Yeah, we're always we're always looking for volunteers.
Speaker 1 (04:17):
Absolutely, well, that's the well, if if someone would want
to volunteer get more information, where would they do that.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
They could do that.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
They're at the fire station six or six Avenue, you
you know, and come in and talk to anybody there,
you know, and they could lead them in the right direction. Okay,
you know, and then you know, obviously you know, it
comes with the cold shirt and co title.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
And yeah, fun stuff to do.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
That.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
That's excellent, okay. And I'm assuming that if you bring
your kids to the to the fire station for the
Haunted House, there'd be somebody around there that they can
probably talk to you about about volunteering too.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Absolutely, there'll be people all over there. Anybody could help.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Good good, all right. Once again, Marble Falls area of
VFD's eighth annual Haunted Half hell Us coming up Wednesday
and Thursday, October thirtieth and thirty first six pm to
eight pm on Wednesday and six to nine pm on Wednesday.
It's free, they'll take care of you, they'll roll you
through there and it'll be a lot of fun. Thomas Jacobs, Captain,
(05:14):
thank you for coming in. Thanks for what you do
with the community. We appreciate it. Very much and I
hope you get lots of people coming through there this year.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
Hey, thanks, thanks for helping us, and thanks for supporting us.
I appreciate it.
Okay, So if you hear a funny noise coming from
a telephone while this interview is going on, you'll know
that we have a fireman in the house. Thomas Jacobs
is here. He's with a captain with the Marble Falls
Area Volunteer Fire Department. Hello, captain, how are you good?
Speaker 2 (00:12):
How are you doing? Sir? Good?
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Thank you for coming in this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
I appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Thank you for having us y'all come in this time
of year every year, because what is this your eighth
year for your your Marble Falls Area the fd Haunted House.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Yeah, it'll be our eighth year of doing this and
our our station there.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Yeah, you know, so we're.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Looking forward to Oh yeah, okay, let's talk about the
fire department first. How y'all doing over there? What do
you need from the community? How's it going? What do
you what are you finding your most calls right now?
What's what's going on?
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Ah? I mean, we're doing good.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
You know, we got a we've got a good, great
group of people over there, you know, great group of
men and women, you know, and just you know, the
support we need from the community. Is this what they're doing? Ye?
Just keep just keep helping us, keep supporting us, keeps important,
your local your local organizations.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Yeah, you know.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
So why do you guys do this this ponted house
every year?
Speaker 3 (01:08):
We do it just to get back to the kids,
something for something for the kids to come and do.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Yeah, it's a free event, you know, and we enjoy
doing it.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
We enjoy you know, just scaring the kids and watching
them and you know, and just getting after it.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Yeah, just having fun.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Now, if I remember correctly, this is a deal where
if you bring if you bring your younger kids, y'all
can kind of tailor back the scare a little bit.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Is that right?
Speaker 1 (01:34):
I remember that right?
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Absolutely, So, well we always have somebody at the door,
and you know, if they got little babies with them,
they'll tell us, hey, you got little one. And then
we you know, we were just kind of high five
of them as they go through and stuff, and they
really enjoy that.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
So what do you do when you get these older
teenagers that think you can't scare me, Well.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
We can't say that on the radio, but we make
it happen.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
You can leave that and make it happen. Okay, So
I see that it's going to be at your fire station.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
Tell what's the address? Tell me serve that is. So
it's going to be at six or sixth Avenue U,
okay and more faults right here, more Fall.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Yeah, it'll be right there, and we have it built
inside of our station. You know, we'll pull the trucks
out and we'll build it all inside there for the
for two days. And yeah, after that we will spend
time training in it, okay, you know, using it for
like a search and rescue type of gays and different
stuff like that.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
Interesting, okay. So it's going to be Wednesday, October thirtieth
from six to eight pm and then Thursday October thirty,
first Halloween Day, from six to nine pm. Now, this
is a free deal for the community.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Right yep, that's all I mean.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
Y'all will receive donations always.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
Yeah, I mean people bring you know, donations and there
we use it to better it next year replace costumes
that we haven't replaced in a couple of years.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
So yeah, you know, well there's no.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Charge, okay, but again, like I said, donations are accepted. Again,
it's at the at the fire station there on Avenue
U in Marble Falls. So so do you take.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
Part in this?
Speaker 1 (03:07):
You you put on a costume, and I.
Speaker 3 (03:09):
Do, Yeah, I do, other than what I'm wearing now, Yes,
I do.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
What's your what's your favorite part about this?
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Just scaring you like you like doing it? Okay?
Speaker 1 (03:22):
All right, Well that's coming up and again it's free
for the community. It's coming up Thursday, and it's a
Wednesday and Thursday, the thirtieth and the thirty first, six
to eight pm on Wednesday, six to nine pm on Thursday. Again,
all ages, it's free. Donations are are accepted. And uh
and and they can cater Let's see, they can taper.
(03:43):
What's a tailor, I guess is the word. They can
tailor the scare as to you know what, you know,
how the how the scare ease are rights from the scars. Yeah, y'all,
y'all noticing y'all looking for any volunteers, anybody to help,
and not necessarily with the Haunted House, but just in
general with your with the fire department.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Oh, we're always looking for volunteers. Yeah, come and join,
you know, it's it's this is a job that never stops. Yeah,
you know, it's never stopped giving. Yeah, you know, so
there's Yeah, we're always we're always looking for volunteers.
Speaker 1 (04:17):
Absolutely, well, that's the well, if if someone would want
to volunteer get more information, where would they do that.
Speaker 2 (04:24):
They could do that.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
They're at the fire station six or six Avenue, you
you know, and come in and talk to anybody there,
you know, and they could lead them in the right direction. Okay,
you know, and then you know, obviously you know, it
comes with the cold shirt and co title.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
And yeah, fun stuff to do.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
That.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
That's excellent, okay. And I'm assuming that if you bring
your kids to the to the fire station for the
Haunted House, there'd be somebody around there that they can
probably talk to you about about volunteering too.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Absolutely, there'll be people all over there. Anybody could help.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Good good, all right. Once again, Marble Falls area of
VFD's eighth annual Haunted Half hell Us coming up Wednesday
and Thursday, October thirtieth and thirty first six pm to
eight pm on Wednesday and six to nine pm on Wednesday.
It's free, they'll take care of you, they'll roll you
through there and it'll be a lot of fun. Thomas Jacobs, Captain,
(05:14):
thank you for coming in. Thanks for what you do
with the community. We appreciate it. Very much and I
hope you get lots of people coming through there this year.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
Hey, thanks, thanks for helping us, and thanks for supporting us.
I appreciate it.
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