The Drawing Board

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Dave Hubert

Dave “HUBIE” Hubert devoted over 31 years to the firefighting profession, serving in many different positions from firefighter, to Fire Defense Coordinator prior to his retirement in 1997 as Fire Captain from Orange County Fire Authority in Southern California. Throughout his career, Dave’s cartoons – named “HUBIEs” – have appeared in fire service magazines, decorating fire station walls, T-shirts as well as illustrations on everything from personalized birthday and retirement tributes to attention-getting humorous cartoons in fire training books including technical art for formal instruction manuals.

Gallery

The HUBIE cartoons shown here are available to download by clicking on the artwork. You can contact Dave here to request personalized artwork that will meet your specific training needs. You can also purchase a copy of HUBIE here. The Drawing Board…

About The Drawing Board

The Steamer

During the middle of the nineteenth century a new form of firefighting was introduced with the advent of the horse-drawn steam fire engine. This revolutionary technology gave firefighters the ability to pump thousands of gallons of water on a fire…

The Hubert’s

In 1991, Coto de Caza residents Dave & Barbara Hubert found the steamer rusting away in an old barn in Fallbrook, California. As a 25th Anniversary gift, Barb surprised Dave with the Steamer with the intention of restoring it to… Read More

Interviews

Community Alert Interviews December 24, 2013 Dave and Barbara Hubert talk about their new book “Christmas Major, The Horse that Saved Christmas.” Website April 19, 2011 CSFA Steamer Team Barbara and Dave Hubert talk about the steamer program, cartooning and… Read More

Hubie Pictures

HUBIE Pictures Store For further information about The Drawing Board please feel free to contact us. Dave Hubert Hubie Pictures Contact us Websites HUBIE Pictures Deer Valley Press California State Firefighters Association California Fire Museum Table Talk with Ronny J.… Read More

History

At the beginning of the twentieth century a new form of firefighting was introduced with the advent of the horse-drawn steam fire engine. This revolutionary technology gave firefighters the ability to pump thousands of gallons of water on a fire…