Sisters residents turned out on Saturday morning, June 27, to show appreciation for firefighters and police.
Cort Horner, Sisters resident and organizer of a rally held on the corner of Highway 20 and Pine Street, said that this was a positive, all-inclusive gathering with the sole purpose of letting all first responders know they are appreciated.
First responders are always at the forefront of every incident or disaster, and they assure the safety and well-being of the population.
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), paramedics, firefighters, and police officers are all considered first responders.
Horner told The Nugget, “This ‘appreciation gathering’ was a spontaneous idea. Like all of us, I think we’ve been overwhelmed with negative messaging toward police forces across the country and regionally, and it just seemed to me like the negativity was very out of balance with all the positives they provide every day. I floated it on one of our local community pages and there was immediate support, so I thought there was no better time than the present to organize something.”