If you happen to have a fireman in your family, you realize that they are hard-working individuals that have a streak of bravery in them that is undeniable. They are often the first on scene when it really matters the most and they will do what they have to do in order to fight the fire while at the same time, maintaining their own safety. Of course, there are firefighters that go above and beyond and that was what we see in the following joke about some old firefighters that rushed into the blaze and lived to tell the tale.
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.”