Re: [CH] FIREFIGHTER DONATIONS

Firehouse (Firehouse@kissalive.com)
Sun, 16 Sep 2001 08:09:08 -0700 

Jim,

You thinking about doing any type of special bottling in rememberance of
this?

Dave
EngineCo84 - Riverside County Fire

> I wish to thank everyone for their notes and wish that I could respond
> to all individually.  CaJohn I'll deal privately with ;-)
>
> As to firefighter donations, I think the money would be MUCH better
> given to the poor carpet sweepers, window washers, maintainance workers
> and clerks families.  All firefigter families who lost members will
> receive Federal Death Benefits, State Public Safety Officer Death
> Benefits, Union Death Benefits, Pension Benefits and probably
> Departmental Life Insurance as well as whatever coverage they had
> themselves.  At least one major corp has already donated a sizeable
> amount as have other individuals.  They died doing what they loved and
> knew full well that that risk is part of such a noble job.  I'm more
> concerned about those other folks who have no such benefits.  A temp
> from the secretarial pool has other expectations of a day a work....
>
> Open Fields is still scheduled and no changes are planned.  In a good
> news/bad news sort of thing, recovery at the Pentagon is going to be so
> long and involved it will be days after the open fields before it looks
> like I'll be heading east.  As I suspected from the photos, the impact
> point was directly into his office.  I would ask that all who attend the
> open fields not let all this stuff take the smile from their face or the
> laughter from the gathering.
>
> I'm shuttling the first loads of chiles out of the fields all day
> today.  I've got TONS of orange hab, which did really well this year.
> Cayennes & Japs look good too.  The Red Savina(R)  look really good
> also- I just wish they'd hurry up and ripen!  The RS are about chest
> high already.  I'll see if I can't get pics posted.
>
> Thanks again to all & see you in a few short weeks.
>
> -Jim C
> Mild to Wild
>
> Lieutenant, Engine 113
> Local 416, Indianapolis
>