This week there was a fire in a house a couple of blocks away from my house. I saw it on the news when it was featured as to how fire fighters fight fires in the extreme cold. When they are fighting a fire in -20 degree temperatures, the fire fighters have to be careful not to get wet, how icy it is and how much icier they could make the situation, fire hydrants not working and hoses freezing.
I found this website which provides information on being a fire fighter.
The news also included a report on EMS workers who drive around the city at night checking on the homeless people to make sure they are OK.
So let us be grateful for the fire, police and EMS personnel who work for us in all conditions.
The purpose of today's entry is to remind everybody to check their smoke alarms and make sure they have enough. So many people think they are OK because they have one smoke alarm and then they take the batteries out because it goes off when they burn the toast.
I am very easily pleased. One of our alarms is a combined smoke/carbon monoxide alarm. A voice tells you what the danger is. As we are in Canada, the voice tells you in two languages. I don't know why but this makes me smile whenever we test it.
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