Unless you were at The Evergreen State College in the 1970s, you probably don’t know that students once served as firefighters — driving engines, handling hoses and coping with medical emergencies.
Until he was asked to direct the documentary, Jonah Barrett said, “I didn’t know either.” And he’s an Evergreen grad, class of 2016.
You can find out more about the close-knit and courageous group, which reunited on campus last year, in “Station 93,” screening Saturday at the Capitol Theater.
The 55-minute film is showing as part of the Olympia Film Society’s What It Is Festival, two days of documentaries on topics from fish farms to rom coms.
“Station 93” was named for the station where the firefighters lived, part of the McLane Fire District. The documentary was filmed at the reunion, and combines interviews with firefighters with photos of the crew facing frighteningly large blazes and just hanging out.