>> AND WE’RE ALL INVITED. >> NO, YOU’RE NOT!
>> THE D.C. FIREFIGHTERS ARE
GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE
SURE A FAMILY IN YOUR COMMUNITY
HAS AN EXTRA SPECIAL THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR.
THEY SURPRISED A SINGLE MOM WITH
A GESTURE THAT ALMOST BROUGHT HER TO TEARS.
NEWS4’S CORY SMITH HAS THE
HEARTWARMING STORY DURING THIS
SEASON OF GIVING.
>> Reporter: THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY, BUT AT THIS ANACOSTIA
APARTMENT COMPLEX FIRE AND EMS
CREWS RESPONDED TO A FAMILY IN
NEED.
>> HI.
>> HELLO! >> HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
>> Reporter: KEON NICHOLS IS A
SINGLE MOTHER.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THANKSGIVING
DAY CAN BE A BIT OVERWHELMING
AND EXPENSIVE.
BUT NOT THIS YEAR. >> WE GOT YOU A COUPLE OF
THINGS.
>> WATER AND TURKEY AND ALL TYPE
OF TRIMMINGS.
>> Reporter: THANKS TO THE
GENEROUS CREWS OF ENGINE 15, NICHOLS HAS EVERYTHING SHE NEEDS
TO FEED HER FAMILY THIS HOLIDAY.
>> I’M JUST GRATEFUL AND
THANKFUL THAT I WAS EVEN THOUGHT
ABOUT.
>> Reporter: THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME THESE FIREFIGHTERS
AND EMTs HAVE COME TO NICHOLS’
RESCUE.
THEY RECENTLY RESPONDED TO AN
EMERGENCY CALL FROM ONE OF HER
FAMILY MEMBERS. THAT’S WHEN THEY MET ALL SEVEN
OF HER CHILDREN.
WITH THE HOLIDAYS APPROACHING,
THEY KNEW THEY COULD HELP HER IN
A DIFFERENT WAY.
>> WE JUST LIKE TO BE THE SILENT
GIVERS AND THE SILENT HELPERS.
WE’RE NOT IN IT FOR THE
RECOGNITION.
WE’RE JUST HERE TO TRY TO HELP PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: TO CAPTAIN JEFF
TAYLOR, IT’S A SMALL GESTURE.
BUT TO NICHOLS --
>> IT WAS SO BIG FOR ME. WHEN I GOT THE CALL, WHICH FLUZ
THE GROCERY STORE.
I ALMOST BROKE DOWN CRYING.
>> Reporter: EVEN THOUGH THEY
WERE THE FIRST ONES DOING THE
GIVING, THESE FIRST RESPONDERS TAKE AWAY SOMETHING FROM MOMENTS
LIKE THIS TOO.
>> THIS MAKES THEM FEEL GOOD.
THIS BALANCES OUT SOME OF THE
SADNESS AND TRAUMA THEY WITNESS
ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
AND I KNOW THEY ARE ALL GOING
BACK TO THE STATION FEELING REALLY GOOD TO KNOW THAT THEY’VE
HELPED SOMEONE.
>> Reporter: WITH THEIR PANTRY
NOW FULL, NICHOLS HAS A FULL DAY
OF COOKING AHEAD. BUT THE SMILE ON HER FACE AND
HER CHILDREN’S IS FOOD ENOUGH
FOR THE SOUL.
>> THIS IS GOOD.
>> HAPPY THANKSGIVING! >> THIS IS A GOOD GESTURE.
>> LOVE TO SEE THOSE SMILES.
THAT WAS CORY SMITH REPORTING.
D.C. FIRE AND EMS CREWS ARE ALSO