[Jpost] Inspired by their global bonds of brotherhood, a group of 10 American firemen recently flew to Israel to fight ongoing fires in the South, a firefighter from Baltimore told The Jerusalem Post, while on standby at the Sderot fire station Wednesday.
"We, as firefighters, like to think of ourselves as committed to an international brotherhood and sisterhood, and there is so much going on here in Israel that we feel really compelled to help however we can," said Dr. Jeffrey Ellenbogen, a physician and volunteer firefighter.
The group of volunteer firefighters, who hail from a variety of states, took vacation from their jobs to help lighten the burden on Israeli fire and emergency services, which have been strained to put out blazes caused by incendiary kites, balloons and condoms launched from the Gaza Strip for the past four months. |