Fire Fighters are our second family

At 6 am the morning after the tornado we awoke to find KCFD Rescue 31 and Rob with his entire crew parked in front of our house ready to help out and check out our damage. Rob and the crew were up all night working in the neighborhood. They were walking from house to house in the subdivision checking to see if people were ok or needed help. They do that because that is their job. It is NOT their job to pitch in and help our family after they have been up all night. The moments after the tornado we had a visit from our good friend, Jason Maddux, who was off duty but was driving around after the storm to check on the families whose husbands and Dads were working that night. Ethan, who had been wanting to see his Daddy, was very glad to see Jason and hugged him when he came to the door at about 3:45 am. That is just one example of the caring that these fire fighters show us everyday. Two other fire fighters, Cado and Stark, came back as soon as they got off shift that morning and crawled up on our roof with Rob to help cover up what they could before the next rains came. Cade came over that afternoon to help check out our heating and air unit that had been turned upside down by the storm. Jason, Jennifer and Nick Maddux came back to check on us to offer more help or just a place to go with power. The Grundyson family called and offered for us to shower at their house. A couple of days after the storm Kalen Karbowski came over and helped Rob tip Ethan's playset back up to determine what repairs need to be made. All in all, the fire fighter families that we are connected with are very special people who sacrifice their time and talents to help their friends. Thanks guys!