Through the eyes of a firefighter....



Through these eyes I have seen the miracle of birth and also the tragedies of death.



Through these eyes I have seen the path of destruction that a fire leaves behind. And also the rebuilding of the damage it has caused.



Through these eyes I have seen the crumbled metal of a car accident and also the untouched body that sometimes comes walking out.



Through these eyes I have seen the sadness of loved ones that… Continue

Real love, like real life, is never perfect, and happily ever after only happens in fairy tales. Somehow real problems always find us...... Sometimes angry words are spoken. Sometimes we just get on each other's nerves. But the important thing to remember is that our love is always there, full of forgiveness and understanding waiting for more happy times to share. Real love is powerful stuff. It doesn't need to be perfect to survive and grow. In fact, our love probably wouldn't be as strong as… Continue

THE LITTLEST FIREFIGHTER

The 26-year-old mother stared down at her son who was dying of terminal leukemia. Although her heart was filled with sadness, she also had a strong feeling of determination. Like any parent she wanted her son to grow up and fulfill all his dreams. Now that was no longer possible. The leukemia would see to that. But she still wanted her son's dreams to come true. She took her son's hand and asked, "Billy, did you ever think about what you wanted to be once you grew… Continue

The Creation Of The Firefighter

When the Lord was creating Firefighters, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, "Your doing a lot of fiddling around on this one." And the Lord said "Have you read the specification on this person? Firefighters have to be able to go for hours fighting fires or tending to a person that the usual every day person would never touch, while putting in the back of their mind the circumstances. They have to be able to move at a… Continue

My name is Alexandria, and I have been a Voluneteer fire fighter 1 year now. I am trying to get a quilt going with as many departments nation wide represented. I am working on getting patches put on a square of cloth 12" X 12" signed by your department, so that we can start getting this quilt off the ground. Also we would like to honor all of those who have lost their lives doing what they loved. If you can get me that information, that will be the center part of the quilt. I will take care of… Continue