Colorado couple shows appreciatation at SVFD 90th anniversary celebration

Volunteer firefighters for the Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department opened up the station to the public in honor of 90 years of service.

Children played on the trucks, people enjoyed a lunch provided by the volunteers and one couple, from Colorado Springs, Colo., vocalized their appreciation for firefighters everywhere.

“They are my new heroes, believe me,” said Debbie Lamb, A Colorado Springs woman who nearly lost her home in the Black Forest Fire.

The fire, which began June 11, destroyed at least 509 homes, but firefighters held the line, saving her home

“We were very lucky,” her husband Bill said.

Bill and Debbie found themselves at the fire department’s open house Saturday for lunch after they stopped in Saratoga for the Treasured Quilts quilt show.

“I just feel like I have an affinity for firefighters now,” Debbie said. “They just do an awesome job.”