The reality of fire station dinners is full plates and empty chairs with responders out helping our public in the snow. Shown here are firefighters from station 53 in Garner Valley on Thanksgiving Day.    Photo by Jesse Park 
AMR served 60 paramedics and EMTs between its Hemet and Beaumont stations. The Pine Cove team was invited over to Pastor Wally Boer’s home. Paramedic Garrett Clarke gets some food on Thanksgiving. 
Photo by Dave graham
Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies at the Hemet station take a moment to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal. For more emergency personnel Thanksgiving photos, see page A3.   Photo by Leonard Purvis
Continued from page A1, Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies at the Hemet station take a moment to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal.  Photo by Leonard Purvis
Tommy’s Kitchen provided Thanksgiving dinner to the firefighters at Idyllwild Fire Protection District. They were able to make up quick “to-go” meals as they ran from incident to incident. 
Photo courtesy of Idyllwild fire protection district