There are times in life when the words “Thank you” are so insufficient in their ability to convey the level of gratitude Kirkland Place 116 homeowners have for our fire and police departments. Today is one of those days. While experiencing a terrible building fire within our small Townhome Community, during the early morning hours of Sept. 26; I was violently awakened to find vehicles from Kirkland and five neighboring forces joining together, to address a distressing and rampant building fire. As I exited my home, experiencing much anxiety; I was so impressed with the precision and professionalism these heroes executed, in joining forces to combat this ambiguous enemy. I immediately realized we were in the best of hands, as they came together in unison to fight the immediate battle; whether on the roof or street, seeking critical information as to the cause. This dedicated commitment continued four subsequent days, while the team and indefatigable Kirkland Arson Investigator persevered, along with 24 hour law enforcement.
These professional and committed men and women, who serve our communities and give tirelessly of themselves to make it a safe place, in which all to live; should always be respected and deserving of our expressions of thankfulness. Please join me in expressing our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for their dedicated service to our communities. We need to support both our law enforcement and firefighters, as they respectively fight to quell the darker aspects in our human nature (people behaving badly), or fighting an elusive enemy growing to a dangerous level that is determined to take us down (fire behaving badly).
Our firefighters and law enforcement officers are human heroes here to help us through some very stressful experiences and we need to always express our heartfelt appreciation. Please join me in thanking these human heroes for all that they do to protect us in our daily lives, as we give them the respect, support and cooperation they so deserve. A spoken sentiment or kind gesture shows them how much they are truly appreciated… “Thank you firefighters and law enforcement for all your tireless hours given to help us regain a sense of normalcy.” You are all heroes.
Jan Sanford, Kirkland
