I want to say a very sincere sorry, but also a huge thank you to the Lions Bay Village Volunteer Fire Department.

Every year you are to check the batteries in your home fire alarm.  Yesterday we took the alarm system apart to check and suddenly the alarm went off.  I rushed over and turned off the alarm, thinking that I was able to get it off before the alarm company thought there was a problem.

Then stepped outside to do other things.  A few minutes later my daughter came running in screaming “Where are you, is your house on fire?
We heard the Fire Trucks roaring down the street.

Feeling completely mortified at the unnecessary chaos I had caused, I went out to meet the Volunteer Firemen and explained what had happened.  How very very fortunate we all are to have such devoted people volunteering to protect everyone of our properties, 24 - 7.  Saying Thank You seems somewhat inadequate.