Darrell Fiss gained most of his Safety knowledge by accident. At age 6 he experimented with fire in the family garage where the fire turned out good and the Volunteer Fire Department responded quickly. When Darrell was about 10 he and a few friends experimented with homemade cannons. They used ½” pipe with an end cap for the barrel, a charge came from a “Blockbuster” firecracker, and marbles or ball bearings were the projectiles. Their test range was a sandbox in the local playground and the target was the wooden shutters on the local Curling Rink across the 2 lane street. Imagine the excitement as they tried to extinguish the lit fuse!