Firefi ghters (above) raise the American fl ag via a ladder from one of the local fi re engines during the Permian Basin District State Firefi ghters and Fire Marshals Association convention here Saturday. The convention brought out fi refi ghters from Kermit, Denver City, Ackerly, Dalhart and Seminole for a morning meeting, afternoon contests and an evening dinner and awards ceremony. Amber Rose (left), wife of Lamesa fi refi ghter Chris Rose, sprays a stream of water to fi nish one of the pumper races held near North Elementary. As host of the convention, the local fi re department ...