Fire Department Volunteers Anyone???

Well as our tiny little volunteer fire department continues to evolve and change constantly it is hard to tell where, when and why it all happens for sure. The why is something that maybe I can attempt a answer to.

Why the department is evolving (for the better we hope)? In one word - PEOPLE!! Now our little volunteer fire department is dependent a 110% on people, all kinds of people too. Brainy people, strong people, artistic people (believe it or not), mechanical people, people who are strong leaders and people who can take direction from the leader. If any of these people are not in the department the whole community & department suffers because of this. Our department is fortunate to have a plethora of all these people, with every persons background, personality, livelihood & demands we all make up a complete unit - or as close as we can come with our resources and environment.
We are ever looking to increase the amount of good honest hard working people. Whether you are man, woman, black, white or in between all that matters is we are there for the same common goal and idea. Protect and help our/your community the best that we can with out compromising safety to ourselves or others. If you as a person were given the opprotunity or you were asked to better yourself and your community would you be strong enough to answer that with a resounding "yes". Well I am proud to say that the volunteers of this department and surrounding counties are attempting to be that strong and have said "yes" when the community asked them for their help.

Red Lights

Can you imagine yourself driving down the highway about 3 in the afternoon, beautiful day not a cloud in the sky about 80 degrees or so. Not really paying much attention to anything in particular you are just driving and taking it all in - then you happen to check your mirrors & realize that you are being tailed by a truck with RED FLASHING LIGHTS!!! What as smart, rational & educated person do you do?? Well normal people (which you are in - I am sure of it) slow down, pull over as far you can til the truck with the red flashing lights gets around you.
But alas there are always those people, them ones - you know that are freakin' oblivious to all that is around them while they are driving.
Today I was paged out to a grass fire about 40 miles away and while enroute we encountered many polite folks that would yeild to the big Red Fire Truck, but then I was fortunate enough to work on my people skills and encountered THOSE PEOPLE. In my 40 mile drive I encountered about 5 vehicles that refused to pull over. Man they make getting to a fire a real nightmare. I finally managed to get by them and as I go by they all look at me with that Mouth agap bubbly eyed look - you know deer in the headlight kind of thing.

STUPID KILLS JUST NOT ENOUGH!!!!