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F-'--,-� Dear Sir, It has come to my attention that retired Roseville firefighters and their families are no longer welcome at the Roseville fire stations. It seems that you want the fire stations to be a place of business and not for socializing. When I heard this I felt it necessary to write to you as the son of a retired Roseville firefighter. I wrote this letter using my thoughts and feelings and was not asked to do so. My father gave 20 plus years of his life to serve the Roseville community. My father and all the other firefighters voluntarily put themselves into danger, they help the police to find fugitives, rescue people from fires, go to car accidents and see things that people can't even imagine. These heroes do all this and more without blinking an eye, when they are scared they don't show it. They risk their lives on a voluntary basis for a few dollars an hour, but mostly to help, serve, and protect the community to make Roseville a safe comfortable place to live. I remember my father leaving the dinner table to respond to a fire call, not being able to go somewhere because someone needed help. My father would be gone on birthdays, Christmas, and countless evenings times that my family gave up because he would be called to a fire. My family went many nights without my father. During many storms I couldn't crawl in my parents bed and feel the comfort of being by my father because he would be at the fire station or at a fire call. I also remember the times I spent at the fire station, being with the families of other firefighters. The time I spent there played a huge role in my life. Not only did I have my father to look up to, but I was also able to be around a lot of heroes, Men who come together for one thing-to help. As I said earlier, this letter is from my heart. I have a lot of fond memories when I was younger but a lot of sad times too. Times when my father and I couldn't spend time together, times when I didn't know if my father would come home. For you to take away the privileges of ; hese men and their families makes me angry. If you can't trust men who gave their free time for 20 years then maybe you need to look deep inside and see if you are able to trust at all. These men need to know each other, trust each other. They put their lives in each other's hands every time they get on a truck and race to a fire. It you take'away the time they spend at the fire station because you don't want it to be a social area, how will they learn to trust each other'? If