Captain Tom McDonald and some members of his crew from the Independence Township Fire Department recently constructed a large American flag out of expired fire hose and raised it to the ceiling in the apparatus room of Fire Station 1, located at 6500 Citation Drive, for all to enjoy. Pictured, from left, are firefighter Chris Bageris, firefighter Todd Weickowski, firefighter Al Lenz, Lt. Ross Green, McDonald, Lt. Shaun Fitzpatrick, firefighter Nick Wilson, firefighter Matt Decker, and firefighter Tom Nicholson. Photo: Provided by David Piche