We have a lot of heroes that surround us on a day-to-day basis we don’t always give them the credit that they deserve. They often are first responders, such as paramedics, policemen, and firemen. At times, they may do things that are so heroic that we could never imagine doing them. There are also times in which they have heroism thrust upon them and they don’t even realize it. That is the case in this joke, and if you have a fireman in your life, you are going to love it!
One dark night outside a small town, a fire started inside the local chemical plant.
It wasn’t long before it exploded into flames and an alarm went out to all the fire departments for miles around.
After fighting the fire for over an hour, the chemical company president approached the fire chief and said, “All of our secret formulas are in the vault in the center of the plant. They must be saved! I’ll give $50,000 to the engine company that brings them out safely!”
As soon as the chief heard this, he ordered the firemen to strengthen their attack on the blaze but to no avail.
After two more hours of attacking the fire, the president of the company offered $100,000 to the engine company that could bring out the company’s secret files.
Just then a long siren was heard in the distance and another fire truck came into sight.
It was a local volunteer fire company composed entirely of men over 65.
To everyone’s amazement, the little fire engine raced through the chemical plant gates and drove straight into the middle of the inferno.
In the distance, the other firemen watched as the old-timers hopped off of their rig and began to fight the fire with an effort that they had never seen before.
After an hour of intense fighting, the volunteer company had extinguished the fire and saved the secret formulas.
The chemical company president was overjoyed and announced he’d double the reward to $200,000 and walked over to personally thank each of the volunteers.
After thanking each of the old men individually, the president asked the group what they intended to do with the reward money.
The fire truck driver looked him right in the eye and said, “The first thing we’re going to do is fix the dang brakes on that truck.”
