Fire department comes in for some well-deserved praise
Editorial

It's no great secret that the work of King Township's firefighters have been prominent over the last couple of weeks.

Officials at The Country Day School have issued their thanks for the way a small, but potentially serious situation was handled late last month.

And there was last Friday's stubborn fire in Pottageville, which occupied the attention of crews for most of the day.

As well, the recent carnage on Highway 400 has not bypassed King, meaning the local brigades have been called out to show their stuff.

So it's nice to see they're getting some recognition. Indeed, Mayor Margaret Black and several of her colleagues made a point of doing that at Monday's council meeting.

She cited several of the recent occurrences, as she asked Chief Bryan Burbidge to convey the thanks of council and the community for jobs well done to the men and women who make up his department.

"They really had quite a bunch of work over the last couple of weeks," she declared, adding firefighters were on hand over the weekend at the Kingfest festival.

Councillor Bill Cober expressed his admiration for the job that was done in Pottageville, too, adding he's heard from a number of people who agree. "It was incredible feedback; very positive feedback that I received," he remarked, and Councillor Jane Underhill expressed similar comments.

It's impressive when one considers these firefighters are mainly volunteers. It was quite a contribution for them to spend a very warm day in Pottageville dealing with a persistent fire.

It's nice that the people who run the Township appreciate the contributions. We just hope that the rest of the community realizes what they have.

An expression of thanks to the next firefighter you see might be most appropriate.