A sharp shrill breaks the silence
A bustle of sound fills the quet space
People race now in response
To help someone in danger they now race
Trucks come alive as keys are turned
Crew members load as fast as can be
Equipment done up as they depart
Unknowing of what lay ahead to see
Roar of the siren is heard in the night
Another alarm has sounded this day
This is the life of those brave people that serve
As brave firemen each and every day
Smoke is seen billowing skyward
A house ablaze the try now to save
Giving of themselves with fearless devotion
Each one stands so proud and brave
A scream is heard from a window above
A small child is seen standing there
Fire raging all around them as fear grips
A brave fire fighter races to get there
Another life is saved because of their deed
A family pulled from danger and loss
they respond when ever they are needed
Never concerned with their own life's cost
Back at the station the trucks are parked
Another fire they have fought this night
Silence fills them as they once again lay
Huddled as comrades in the dark of the night
No thanks have they needed or wanted
Serving the public is their valied reward
Called to respondto a crisis unsuspected
A complaint from them is never uttered in word
These brave people have given to one and all
A safety net as we sleep through the night
Knowing that if another alarm sounds in the darkness
That these heroes will be there once again to fight
(C) Tall Mountain Dreamer September 9, 2007
