The Fireman's Prayer

When I am called to duty, God

where ever flames may rage,

give me strength to save some life

whatever be its age.

Help me to embrace a little child

before it's too late,

Or save an older person from

the horrors of that fate.

Enable me to be alert

to hear the weakest shout

and quickly and efficiently

put the fire out.

I want to fill my calling and

give the best in me,

To guard my every neighbor

and protect their property.

And if according to Your will

I have to lose my life,

Please bless with Your protecting hand,

my children and my wife.

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What is a fireman?

He's the guy next door-a mans man with the memory of a little boy.

He has never gotten over the excitement of engines and sirens and danger.

He's a guy like you and me with warts and worries and unfullfilled dreams.

Yet he stands taller than most of us.

He's a fireman.

He puts it all on the line when the bell rings.

A fireman is at once the most fortunate and the least fortunate of men.

He's a man who saves lives because he has seen too much death.

He's a gentle man because he has seen the awesome power of violence out of control.

He's responsive to a child's laughter because his arms have held too many small bodies that will never laugh again.

He's a man who appreciates the simple pleasures of life:

hot coffee, held in numb, unbending fingers,

a warm bed for bone and muscle compelled beyond feeling,

the comraderie of men,

the devine peace and selfless service of a job done in the name of all men.

He doesn't wear buttons or wave flags or shout obscenities.

When he marches it's to honor a fallen comrade.

He doesn't preach the brotherhood of man.

He lives it.

This page is dedicated to the men and women of the Truro Township Fire Department. On the following pages, you will learn the history of this department, and learn about the Ohio Fire Academy at which my husband teaches many men and women the art of firefighting.

Please give me some feedback on this page. I am trying to start up a little business of my own in creating web pages for people and companies. Hopefully this will give me a good head start at showing people what I can do.