Real Heroes Proudly Wear Pink

You may have noticed something a bit different about your local firefighters this week.
That is because for the month of October, the Spring Fire Department’s distinctive Blue, Gold and Red patches have turned pink.

(Pictured: Spring firefighter Matthew Lee climbing into the cab of Engine 76.)

About 1 in 8 U.S. women (about 12.4%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime, according to current cancer statistics. It is for them, and all those blessed to call themselves survivors, that the Spring Fire Department has put a decidedly pink flair on staff duty shirts for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

(Pictured: The crew of Engine 76 checking out their apparatus after finishing an emergency call on Monday, October 1.)

The American Cancer Society estimates that over a quarter million women will face new cases of invasive breast cancer this year in the U.S. alone. That is in addition to over 60,000 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer.
“This is our way of standing with the wives, mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, daughters and other members our Spring Fire Family who have had to battle breast cancer,” said Spring Fire Chief Scott Seifert. “Just about every firefighter knows someone who has fought cancer and we pray for a day when there is a cure.”