Thank a Fire Fighter
FACTS
- There are over 1,149,000 firefighters.
- 72% of firefighters are volunteers with 70% or more of fire departments 100% by volunteers.
- More than 118 firefighters die in the line of duty each year.
- 1.6 million or more fires are reported annually.
- Fire kills more Americans than all natural disasters combined, with over 4,000 deaths annually.
- The U.S. has one of the highest rates of death due to fire in the industrialized world.
TAKE ACTION TODAY
- When you see firefighters in uniform, walk up and thank them for keeping you and your community safe.
- Get out of the way: pull your car to the right when you hear a siren or see a fire truck with its lights on.
- Organize your friends, co-workers, neighborhood, or child’s class to create and deliver thank-you cards to your local fire station.
- Become a Jr. Fire Marshall (for kids).
- Develop a fire escape plan for your home.
- Donate to firefighter benefits and causes.
- Minimize your risk of fires — install smoke detectors, keep a fire extinguisher in your kitchen, don’t overload power plugs, clear brush from around your house, and don’t flick your cigarette butts.
YOU MATTER
Every day firefighters put their lives on the line to save people and property. Many of these firefighters are volunteers, so let’s “pay” them by showing our appreciation, thanking them for the valuable service they provide, and letting them know that we are very aware of the significant positive impact they have on our communities. Firefighters, whether paid or not, make an incredible difference in our lives—so let’s make a difference in theirs.
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i just wanted to thank you for proudly serving and protecting the people of your town. without you many things would be different. thanks again for your brave work.
i just wanted to say thank you for everything you do. i appreciate you bravely fighting fires for the people.
I commend anyone who is brave enough to risk their lives day in and day out to save the lives of the common people. Most firefighters can’t paid very little and some do it for free as voulenteers. I would like to thank all firefighters around the world.
Dear Firefighter,
I would like to thank you for all of your hard work. You do a lot for our country. I don’t think i would have the guts to do what you do. So i say you have a lot of guits and you also save people so that is a good thing.
Sincerly,
Alyson Huff
Dear Fire Fighter,
My name Is Amber and I just wanted to thank you for everything you do for our community. I am very thankful to have people like you commited to our environment. You are brave putting several things on the line just to help another person.
Dear firefighter,
i would like to thank you for all your hard word. around town and around the country. a lot of people don’t realize how hard your job is. but i sorta have a feeling, because my dad was a firefighter and every time he would be out all night i would be terrified and praying he would be safe. so be safe and i highly appreciate what your doing.
Sincerly,
Steven Ortiz
Thank you firefighter!!
Everything you guys do saves others and betters the community and our lifes. You have a very risky job yet you go back everyday ready for more. You amaze me by your strength, guts, and ability to be who you are.
Again I wouldl like to say thank you!!!!
I would like to say thank you to all of the firefighters that there are. Without you there would be tons more fires and the fires would basically burn most of te world. So THANK YOU!!!!
You help people you don’t even know
that’s the way you show
you care for this nation
you are the aid staion
you risk for the many
to keep our nation running
by the support of a many
to save sommeone from the burning
you have few lives
but your hearts are bigger than any
you have saved to many
for all you do is strive
for this I thank you
for all those lives you saved
everyone else thanks you to
you have achieved
thank you
Thank you guys for your brave and life altering efforts to save the lives of the hundreds of people you risk your life for every year! thank you so much! you are like our brave troops in iraq, you are just as courageous and brave as any of them. you risk it all to save lives!!!
your risks are many
your lives are few
i want to take the time to thank you
for the risks you take
the choices you make
you lay your lives on the line
to keep our lives safe and fine
you charge through the fire
and then you go higher
you save that little girl
who has been trapped
in a fiery whirl
you keep her safe
through the fire you strafe
you get to the bottom floor
then you go back up the stairs for more
you keep families together
you save daughters, sons and fathers
you quench the tears of worried mothers
for these reasons i thank you all
because you are willing to take the fall
Thank you for all you do. To risk ones life in the service of and in the saving of others is very admirable. God Bless You all!!
Two firefighters just lost their lives Sunday (August 30th, 2009) at 2:30 pm, trying to contain California’s wildfires (which we seem to have every single year). They lost their lives trying to protect the people of California; their homes, and prized possessions. And these two firefighters aren’t the only ones who risked their lives- there are thousands more doing so right this minute. Please join me in thanking these wonderful people by making this week “Thank A Firefighter Week”. I have made a group on Facebook, and would love it if you joined and invited all your friends!
*Thank A Firefighter Week: Aug. 30th – Sept. 5th
*Thank A Firefighter FB group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=125500847178
Thank you firefighters for being here for us, if it wasn’t you in here, I don’t know how this world will be. I am also proud of my father, he was a hero to me, he served as a firefighter for 14 years. One day as it was a routine for him going to work and save other peoples lives. He saved three innocent children and risking his life, after he has done his job, he was rushed to the hospital, for being seriously burned . After a while, he passed away leaving my mother with the children. I know how it is to have a father that is a firefighter, as I am praying and continue praying for you. God Bless You!!!
-Special thanks for Brad, Emory, Jimmy Montero, and some other friends of mine, thinking of you everyday.
To the firefighters of Streator, Il. Thank you for the fine job that you gentlemen are doing to help the citizens of our community. It takes very special persons to do the job that you are doing. I know that I wouldn’t be able to handle the extreme pressure that you guys are under while fighting a fire. I have a nephew on the force in Bloomington, Il. and i have heard some very sad stories of things that happen to people involved in fires. I wish each and everyone of you the best of luck in your profession. Darlene Washington