National First Responders Day 2024

A first responder is an individual with specialized training and is among the first to arrive and provide assistance, incident resolution, or other required response at the scene of an emergency. First Responders are our modern day heroes who take action during disasters. These men and women are at the forefront of that prevention of death and destruction which might be inevitable otherwise.

Unsung and often unrecognized these heroes take on the impossible that we the common people might make it.

Today is National First Responders Day. It is observed each October 28 somce 2017 under the auspices of the United States Congress in recognition of the people who are in business to quell diaster — police, fire fighters, paramedics, emergency technicians, and the entirety of those who place you first are instrumental to recovery from natural disasters, accidents, and criminal activity.

Theirs is a dangerous and difficult workday.

So the next time you encounter first responders in action it is wise to step aside and let them do their thing. It's the best thing you can do for yourself and others.

Happy National First Responders Day.