FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS
The horrendous events of
September 11, 2001, called real attention to the extraordinary work firefighters/paramedics do
every day. Prior to 9/11, we took for granted a telephone call would "bring
the firemen to put out the fire", or "get the cat out of a tree". Now, people look at you differently.
Sure, you still put out fires, but often from INSIDE a burning building, or
instead of rescuing cats from trees, you often rescue humans and pets from
INSIDE the burning buildings. We look at the
efforts of your day-in, day-out tasks with a mix of respect, awe,
compassion and humility. Thank you for being a simple phone call away. We would like to offer a token of thanks,
albeit small, to you heroes. Our class fees are reduced to $60.00 for all full
time professional firefighters employed by a municipal, state or federal
government.