Dressed in our best and on our way to a wedding, several friends and I were trying to cross Summit…read moreAve one Friday night. We were not at a stoplight, and things weren't looking promising. Then a firetruck stopped and turned on their lights. Was it an emergency? No, they were just helping us cross the road. As if those guys don't do enough already!

My family was given a really super tour of this fire station on a sunny Saturday morning by two…read morewomen firefighters that worked here. The kids got to see all the equipment, climb on the trucks, sit in the driver's seat, the whole deal. Not only that but they showed us the big kitchen, and where they hang out and watch TV. They get to lounge around a lot, but boy do they have to keep that place spiffy and the truck squeaky clean. Do you know how much water one of those pumper trucks holds? I forget, but it's a lot. We got lucky since while we were there they got a call, and we watched the firefighters get on their gear and the trucks head out. But it gets better, because they literally went next door. So we went out on the sidewalk and watched them in action! Who wouldn't want to be a fire fighter?