FUNNY FIRE HUMOUR

["Tracey" <tracey@tbt.co.za>]

I know there's really nothing funny about fire, but having spent the last
few months desperately fighting the things, and knowing how some of you have
been battling, I thought a little light relief might be in order...

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>Volunteer Fire Department
>
>A fire started on some grassland near a farm in Indiana. The fire
>department from the nearby town was called to put the fire out. The fire
>proved to be more than the small town fire department could handle, so
>someone suggested that a rural volunteer fire department be called.
>Though there was doubt that they would be of any assistance, the call
>was made.
>
>The volunteer fire department arrived in a dilapidated old fire truck.
>They drove straight towards the fire and stopped in the middle of the
>flames. The volunteer firemen jumped off the truck and frantically
>started spraying water in all directions. Soon they had snuffed out the
>center of the fire, breaking the blaze into two easily controllable
>parts.
>
>The farmer was so impressed with the volunteer fire department`s work
>and so grateful that his farm had been spared, that he presented the
>volunteer fire department with a check for $1,000.
>
>A local news reporter asked the volunteer fire captain what the
>department planned to do with the funds.
>
>"That should be obvious," he responded. "The first thing we`re gonna do
>is get the brakes fixed on that stupid fire truck."
>