There are a lot of One of those community member’s name is Howard Storelee. Storelee is known for the meticulous upkeep of his yard at his Washington home. Ever since his wife passed away, yard work and tidying up have become one of his main hobbies, and he loves it. However, while recently mowing his lawn, he had an accident.
Storelee had fallen and broken his hip. He was unable to get help until 4 hours later when a few neighborhood kids were walking nearby and heard his cry for help.
The kids immediately sprang into action and called 911 to help the man. The West Thurston Regional Fire Authority answered the call and arrived at the scene as soon as they could. Without wasting any time, they took Storelee to the hospital by ambulance as fast as they could. But their kindness didn’t stop there.
Yes, answering the call for help was part of their job, but what wasn’t was to go back to Storelee’s home and finish up the yard work that the man had started on his own. The Thurston Fire Department was sure to go about their day answering other calls and serving the community in their usual way, but once their work day was done, they returned to Storelee’s home to mow the yard and tidy up the yard, just as Storelee would have done himself.
“There was no hesitation from anybody,” said firefighter and EMT Alexander Trautman to the Washington Post. Not one person argued that when they finished their duties on the job, they would go back to the Storelee’s house. “We talked to our lieutenant and captain, and they were 100 percent behind it.”
“We knew he’d be down for a while. We figured the least we could do was go back and help out.”
The story spread through the small community like wildfire, but spread even wider when one of Storelee’s grandkids posted a part of the story on Twitter. The teen tweeted out a couple photos, one of his grandfather in the hospital along with another of all the EMTs that came together to finish up his yard work. The tweet went viral and even gained national attention from a few news sites. Now not only this tight knit community can show their appreciation for their local heroes, but people across the states reading this uplifting story.
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