National Firefighters Foundation wants people to shine their lights for firefighters
Shining a red light at a home or work is part of International Firefighters Day and a way of thanking them.
Posted: May 4, 2021 5:19 PM
Updated: May 4, 2021 8:56 PM
Posted By: Jeremy Wall
ROCHESTER, Minn. - May 4th is more than just a day for Star Wars but it s also International Firefighters Day.
In honor of it, The National Firefighters Foundation is inviting people Tuesday night to shine a red light at their home or business. The light will recognize the hard work the brave men and women do every day to keep people safe.
Landon Dickerson knows what it takes to get the job done on the football field, but says nothing compares to what first responders do on a daily basis.
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May 4, 2021
DULUTH, Minn.–With an unprecedented number of fire calls during the pandemic last year, the Duluth Fire Department continues to face an uphill climb in 2021.
Fire Chief Shawn Krizaj says International Firefighters Day is great recognition for those on the front lines, but right now the department does have some concerns about the future interest in firefighting as a career. Seven new fire fighters have recently been hired at the station, but the chief says numbers are way down from previous years.
“We’ve really kind of changed into a recruiting attitude or more of a information; you know how do we get out our information, how do we tell you what its like to be a firefighter or how do we sell to you that you want to be a Duluth firefighter,” said Krizaj.
International Fire Fighters Day 2021: All you need to know
Quotes, Messages, History, and Celebration of International Firefighters Day
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UPDATED: May 4, 2021 14:05 IST
Can you risk your own life by saving someone whom you don’t know? Hardly few of us. But when it comes to family and friends, we can go to a certain level to save our dear ones. It’s really difficult to risk our own lives to rescue a stranger. Thus, these types of heroic activities are selflessly done by firefighters.
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained in firefighting, primarily to extinguish hazardous fires that threaten life, property, and the environment, as well as to rescue people and, in some cases or jurisdictions, also animals from dangerous situations. So to honour such personalities, International Fire Fighters Day (IIFD) is observed every year on 4 May for firefighters around the globe.