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WE RECENTLEY  HAD A FIRE IN A DUPLEX THAT HAD 5 FAMILY MEMBERS ENTRAPPED. WE RESCUED ALL 5 BUT WITHIN A WEEK 4 HAD DIED. THE ONLY SURVIVOR WAS A 15 DAY OLD INFANT. THE FOUR THAT DIED WERE A 2 Y/O BOY A 4 Y/O BOY AND THIER MOTHER AND FATHER. AS A SMALL DEPARTMENT WE PLAY MANY ROLES. I PULLED 3 OF THE M OUT THEN WENT OUTSIDE TO ACT IN MY OTHER CAPACITY AS A PARAMEDIC. I TREATED THE 2 Y/O THE FATHER AND THE 15 DAY OLD. ALLMEMBERS OF THE FAMILY WERE IN CARDIAC ARREST BUT WERE ALIVE BY THE TIME THEY REACHED THE HOSPITAL BUT WERE TOO FAR GONE TO MAINTAIN LIFE BEYOND THE WEEK. THIS COMMUNITY PULLED TOGETHER AND PROVIDED EVERYTHING FOR NOT ONLY THE FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE ON THE SCENE BUT THEY RAISED FUNDS FOR THE FAMILY ALSO. WE HAVE STARTED A MISSION TO ASSURE THAT EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY HAS A WORKING SMOKE DETECTOR BY GOING DOOR TO DOOR AND AGAIN THE COMMUNITY HAS PULLED THROUGH WITH DONATIONS AND SUPPORT. THESE ARE THE TIMES I'M THANKFUL FOR SMALL TOWN LIFE....

Our fire department opens up for election day and has a bake sale. We also have an annual dumpster day. We also provide EMS services to our community. In fact, one of our firefighters houses burnt down, so we opened up our hall for him to store his belongings, wash clothes, have thanksgiving and christmas dinner until his new house was built.

That's a really original idea I like it..