In December, they drive around the burbs of Rocklin, blasting Christmas carols, with Santa on top of a Fire truck. They pass out candy canes to every kid who comes outside to see Santa.
Once, when my kid was about 4, we were at the park on Rocklin Rd that is next to a fire station. We walked over to take a closer look at a fire truck, and the nice firefighters invited us in and gave us a tour and fire safety speech.
Then, about a month ago, I smelled a chemical/burning smell in the house, and hubby and I couldn't find the source. Recently, we have had roof rats, so hubby thought that one had chewed through an electric wire somewhere in the walls/attic, and started a fire. We called 911 in a panic. Before they arrived, we located the source of the burning smell. It was a tupperware lid that had fallen on the heating element in the dishwasher. That tupperware stuff does not like high temps, and half of it was melted. We called 911 again to cancel the emergency. Rocklin FD came anyway (without lights and sirens, thank God) and were very friendly and understanding.
All this and men in uniform too ! Be still my heart........ read more