The Fire
In 1987, a faulty light ballast caused a devastating fire which destroyed our warehouse and severely damaged our office building. With the help of our dedicated employees, volunteers in the community, and our friends in the fly fishing community, we were able to quickly rebuild.
Here are some photos of our facilities following the fire:
The dye room. Most everything was destroyed.
This is the opposite side of the dye room.
This is the view looking across the inside of the dye room.
Although this section of our offices was destroyed, the remaining area suffered only smoke and water damage.
The shelves holding these barrels disintegrated under extreme heat.
This is the roof of the warehouse.
The walls experienced a similar fate.
We were able to salvage many of our capes and saddles. Smoke damaged material had to be washed and dried several times.
Although rebuilding seemed like an overwhelming task, we were very optimistic when we discovered that several key pieces of machinery survived the fire with only light damage.