When it’s almost 100 degrees outside, you’ll do just about anything to cool off.
On a sweltering day in mid-June, a group of kids in Charlotte, North Carolina, were trying desperately to fill up a small kiddie pool in their front yard. Since they didn’t have a hose, the children and their parents had made a sloppy assembly line to and from the kitchen, using pots and pans to transport water from the sink to the pool. It was a time-consuming and largely fruitless effort… until some local firefighters happened upon the scene.
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Charlotte Fire Station’s Engine 18 was just leaving a medical call when they spotted the neighborhood kids trying to fill the pool for a little boy’s birthday party. Without hesitation, the first responders saw a problem they knew they could fix, so they pulled the truck up and got out a hose.
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As the delighted children looked on, the crew filled up the pool quickly and easily. They even stuck around to give the kids a much-appreciated ice-cold shower, too. Talk about refreshing!
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After Engine 18 returned to the station, Charlotte Fire Station shared photos of the moment on their Facebook page along with this sweet caption:
Firehouse 18 is a neighborhood firehouse full of men and woman who truly care about the families they swore to protect. Today, after leaving a medical call, Engine 18 stumbled across a family desperately trying to fill up a kiddy pool by filling pots from the sink for a little boys birthday on this sweltering day. What was just a simple task for us turned into laughter, smiles, and a life long memory for the neighborhood kids as well as the men on Engine 18. Proud to serve the WESTSIDE!
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It always warms our hearts to see everyday heroes like these who take the time to help out in their community in any way they possibly can. We can all learn from these firefighters – if you see a way you can assist someone, step up and make it happen!
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