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Following in his footsteps.

Forever my hero.

Morgan Hutchens
Oct 30, 2019
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As a little girl people would tell me how my dad was a hero, and how he would go and help people in emergency situations.

I've always been proud of him for that, but growing up and watching him do the job that he does just makes me even more proud.

He has given up countless hours to serve the people in his community and help them in any way he possibly could. I have seen how calls have affected my dad, and I've seen how he has handled it. Several times he's come home and held me a little closer or threw in an extra "please be careful" because he had seen a teenager severely hurt twelve hours before. On one occasion my dad was in the newspaper for climbing into a vehicle that was about to burn up to save someone's things. He once told me about a day when he was off duty and passed by a man who's car engine was on fire on the side of the road and how he struggled to get the fire out. As I've gotten older he's started to confide in me the stories and situations he's been in over the years and how they played out.

Growing up being so proud of him has made my decision to follow in his footsteps that much easier. EMS has and will always have a special place in my heart it's just in a different way now. I want to make my dad as proud of me as I am of him. I want to be as good at the job as he is. I've got a long road ahead of me before I get to where I want to be, but lucky for me I've got someone to help me along the way.

I love you daddy and I'm proud of you for being the father and firefighter you are!

- your little girl

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