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Support your local volunteer fire companies
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:22 pm
by tippie53
Today was a lucky day for me. My wife and I went for lunch and on the way back we saw smoke up the valley. We were only gone about 40 minutes. There was a brush fire at my house. We burned about 5 acres. It was windy and who knows what happened.
There were 10 local fire companies that came and saved my house and shop. The fire was within 30 feet of the shop. I am lucky that I can sit in my home and type this for you. Please support your local fire companies many are doing this for free . I hope that none of you ever need to use them but if you do I pray they have the tools and equipment they need.
Thanks for letting me say this. Without them I would be in trouble if they had not come to help.
God Bless them all and thanks
Re: Support your local volunteer fire companies
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 9:17 pm
by Phil
Glad to hear that your house and shop are fine! That must have been so scary. Really makes you appreciate the people who chose to help their community through firefighting.
Re: Support your local volunteer fire companies
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 9:43 pm
by Danl8
Very scary and thank God that both of you and your livelihood are safe. How does something like this start?
Re: Support your local volunteer fire companies
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 11:09 pm
by johnnparchem
That is a scare. I am glad the fire fighter were able to come in time.
Re: Support your local volunteer fire companies
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 7:19 am
by tippie53
thanks
guys
Re: Support your local volunteer fire companies
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 10:02 am
by Ben-Had
As a career PAID law enforcement officer I have seen the training and hard work these guys/gals put in year in and year out. Honestly, most people just don't know. I donate every year to our local volunteers and consider it money well spent.
Re: Support your local volunteer fire companies
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 3:18 pm
by Diane Kauffmds
As an ex-police officer, I can attest to the dedication of all of our first responders. But, 80% of the fire departments in this country, are manned by volunteers. They train hard, and take their jobs very seriously
They do a magnificent job, and a lot of these small departments rely on bake sales to make ends meet.
I'm glad you and yours are safe and secure John. God knows, it could have gone the other direction.
Re: Support your local volunteer fire companies
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 7:50 pm
by JLT
As the cousin of one fire-fighter and brother-in-law of another, I have the greatest respect for them. Not only for their skills and courage, but for the damage they've done to their bodies in the process of fighting fires. We can't thank them enough.
Re: Support your local volunteer fire companies
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:33 pm
by tippie53
I had 8 different companies respond and will be making a donation to each and every one. What they did saved my house , and shop and my livelihood. Not to mention my cat.
The money won't be to thank them as much as to be sure they will have what they need for the next one. I was a volunteer myself from the 19070's into 1990. We never know when we need them and hope we never do.