MY FAMILY VOLUNTEERS I MISSED MY DAUGHTERS BIRTHDAY, A CALL I HAD TO TAKE AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN BROKE HIS HIP, SAVE ME A PIECE OF CAKE I MISSED MY SONS BASEBALL GAME, A CALL I HAD TO TAKE A DRUNKARD WRECKED HIS CAR INTO THE LAKE HE MISSED OUR ANNIVERSARY, WAS HIS TURN TO TAKE THE CALL HE DOES HIS BEST TO GIVE IT HIS ALL HE MISSED OUR SONS FIRST HOME RUN, WAS HIS TURN TO TAKE THE CALL I TOOK LOTS OF PICTURES OF OUR SON WITH HIS BAT GLOVE AND BALL WE MISSED THANKSGIVING DINNER THEY NEEDED US BOTH SOMEONES HOUSE IS ON FIRE, WE TOOK THE OATH WE MISSED CHRISTMAS MORNING, THEY NEEDED US BOTH OPEN YOUR PRESENTS KIDS, WE LOVE YOU THE MOST MY GRAND DAUGHTERS FIRST BIRTHDAY, WE ALL HAD TO GO A 7 CAR PILE UP IN THE ICE RAIN AND SNOW MY GRANDSONS FOOTBALL GAME WE ALL HAD TO GO ITS A DOUBLE FIRE ALARM ON REFUGEE ROAD OUR 25 WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, THEY DROPPED THE TONE OUR SON AND DAUGHTER RAN OUT THE DOOR AND LEFT US ALONE CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER THEY DROPPED THE TONE THE GRAND KIDS STAY WITH US UNTIL THEY GET HOME OLD AND GRAY WE NO LONGER VOLUNTEER BUT STILL DO OUR KIDS, THE ONES WE HOLD DEAR OUR GRAND DAUGHTER GRADUATES THIS YEAR WITH A FIRE DEGREE OUR GRAND SON ATTENDS COLLEGE THIS FALL, HES A FIRE FIGHTER WANT TO BE JACKIE BERGER, FIREFIGHTER/EMT

FIREMAN'S PRAYER WHEN I AM CALLED TO DUTY. GOD, WHERE EVER FLAMES MAY RAGE GIVE ME STRENGTH TO SAVE A LIFE. WHAT EVER BE ITS AGE HELP ME EMBRACE A LITTLE CHILD BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE OR SAVE AN OLDER PERSON FROM THE HORROR OF THAT FATE ENABLE ME TO BE ALERT , AND HEAR THE WEAKEST SHOUT, AND QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY TO PUT THE FIRE OUT I WANT TO FILL MY CALLING AND GIVE THE BEST IN ME; TO GUARD MY EVERY NEIGHBOR AND PROTECT HIS PROPERTY AND IF, ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL I HAVE TO GIVE ME LIFE; PLEASE BLESS WITH YOUR PROTECTION HAND MY CHILDREN AND MY WIFE _AUTHOR UNKNOWN

GIVE IT YOUR ALL When the tone drops I holler to my pops Hey pops you got a call A 3 acre field fire that wants to take it all When he starts his car I hear him say Well, so much for a quiet day When he races off to take the call I know that he will give it his all My pops is a volunteer firefighter When the tone drops he listens just to hear Then he turns into a person with hardly a fear Now when the tone drops we all take the call And we know that we have to give it our all We never ask for money for what we do We just ask for those who gave it their all to be thought of too William Berger, Volunteer Firefighter END