When you lay down to sleep do you ever think about who will respond to your call for help? At Holiday time, when you're with family and friends, who will respond to your call for help?

The volunteer firefighters of the Kuttawa Fire Department are there for you! Holiday or not, day or night, they respond to your call for help without second thought. A friend, a neighbor, an acquaintance, or a stranger they may be. One thing for sure, regardless of what they are to you, they are there for you; a group of ordinary people who do extra- ordinary things. People with full time jobs, just like you, who feel the need to give their time and risk their lives to protect and serve our community. A group of people who know what sacrifice means: not being there for your kid’s first ballgame, missing dinner with that special someone, not seeing your little one’s first steps, missing Christmas at grandma’s, not making church on Sunday morning, or missing that first day of vacation because the pager goes off while you were packing. This is the life of our volunteer firefighters. Juggling demands at work and home while giving time to train and respond to their communities needs.

When you see a fire truck racing down the road, take a moment and ask yourself: What did those firefighters give up to be on that truck? Would I make the same sacrifice?  The next time you see that friend, neighbor, or acquaintance that you know is a volunteer firefighter, take a moment to pat them on the back or shake their hand and just say “THANKS!” Whatever you do, please support your volunteer firefighters! The life or home they save may be yours!