{"podcast":{"title":"KMAS Radio","slug":"kmas-radio-6380084","podcast_index_feed_id":6380084,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/kmas","website_url":"https://www.kmas.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UbHn_5-jrhawda64ijnRFq0tbL8R7jWk39_n1SHbQhQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yM2Nh/YzMyMmYwODliZGZh/Nzk1ZTVjNjIzOGZm/NGVkNC5wbmc.jpg","author":"Jeff Slakey","episode_count":253,"summary":"Long-form interviews and conversations from Mason County, Washington. Host Jeff Slakey sits down with local leaders, legislators, small business owners, and community voices for unhurried conversations about what's shaping the Hood Canal region — government, education, healthcare, the outdoors, and the people making a difference. New episodes drop throughout the week. For daily local headlines, subscribe to KMAS Morning News with Jeff Slakey.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T14:20:58.897100+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmas-radio-6380084"},"episode":{"title":"South Mason Fire's Double Push-In: A Fire Tradition That Started With The Horse & Buggy","slug":"south-mason-fire-s-double-push-in-a-fire-tradition-that-started-with-the-horse-buggy","published_at":"2026-04-30T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmas-radio-6380084/south-mason-fire-s-double-push-in-a-fire-tradition-that-started-with-the-horse-buggy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmas-radio-6380084","url":"https://kmas.transistor.fm/episodes/south-mason-fires-double-push-in-a-fire-tradition-that-started-with-the-horse-buggy","audio_url":"https://2.gum.fm/op3.dev/e/pdcn.co/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/prfx.byspotify.com/e/media.transistor.fm/7eb68945/0491604b.mp3","summary":"In this conversation, Jeff Slakey is on the line with Amber Anderson of South Mason Fire as the department prepares for a rare double push-in ceremony on Arcadia Road. Two new pieces of apparatus — a new fire engine and a new water tender — are heading into service tonight, and the community is invited to literally help push them into the bay. Amber walks us through the origin of the push-in tradition (it goes all the way back to the horse-and-buggy days), the moment in the ceremony when the new rigs are officially called into service, and the backstory most people don't know: South Mason Fire lost their previous engine in a 4th of July rollover, and the replacement process led to an unexpected second piece of equipment. If you live in Shelton, on Hood Canal, or anywhere in Mason County, this is a 5-minute reason to get the family in the car tonight: dinner at 6, remarks from the chiefs, then the push-in. Plus — Amber previews South Mason Fire's annual Mother's Day breakfast. 📍 Double Push-In Ceremony — Tonight 4/30/26, 6:00 PM — South Mason Fire, 2970 SE Arcadia Road, Shelton, WA 🎙️ Subscribe for more conversations with the people behind Mason County's stories. #SheltonWA #MasonCountyWA #SouthMasonFire #FocusOnShelton #KMASRadio #HoodCanal #FireServiceTradition #PushInCeremony #FirstResponders #PNWLife #ArcadiaRoad #MasonCounty #SheltonNews #VolunteerFire #CommunityFirst","meta_description":"In this conversation, Jeff Slakey is on the line with Amber Anderson of South Mason Fire as the department prepares for a rare double push-in ceremony on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":262,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kmas-radio-6380084/episodes/south-mason-fire-s-double-push-in-a-fire-tradition-that-started-with-the-horse-buggy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmas-radio-6380084/south-mason-fire-s-double-push-in-a-fire-tradition-that-started-with-the-horse-buggy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}