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Friday, January 23, 2004

Prayers for firefighters and victims
By DAVID EPPS
Pastor

I awakened suddenly as the urgent ringing of telephone rudely interrupted my peaceful slumber at about 5:30 a.m. on that cold, dreary day. As a law enforcement chaplain, I am often called to the scene of tragedies and this was one of those calls. I quickly dressed and stepped out into the drizzling rain which had fallen throughout the night. The temperature was a bone-chilling 33 degrees, just one degree above snowfall. I started the nearly frozen automobile, wrapped my heavy coat around me, pulled on my gloves, stuck a seldom-worn hat on my head and drove into the blackness of the night that had, so far, refused to yield to the coming dawn.

I hear voices
By Rick Ryckeley
Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services

I hear voices. Okay, just one voice, but I’m sure some of you hear it too. You know, that little voice in your head that lets you know you’re about to do something that’s gonna get you into a lot of trouble.

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