04/21/2026
This is what’s left behind at the station when a fire call comes in. Work boots from leaving their job. Lounge shoes from leaving their family at home. The people whose shoes are left behind aren’t just firefighters. They are husbands, wives, dads, moms, brothers, sisters, friends and neighbors. The people who drop everything when the pager goes off. The people who sacrifice their family time, birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, sleep and many other hours, to be there for complete strangers when they need us most. In the fire service, our number one goal is life safety. That includes our lives too. At the end of the call, these shoes need to be filled again. Help us help you by having and practicing your emergency evacuation plan, slowing down and paying attention when going through accidents scenes, testing your smoke alarms and following fire prevention tips. With your help, we can fill these shoes at the end of every call.
