How seldom do we think of our brave and dedicated firefighters?

Last week my wife and I (we are both 90) needed them urgently. On dialling 999, two firefighters were here in no time.

Kinder and more helpful men you could not wish to know. They quickly diagnosed the problem, going the extra mile and giving us a sense of security in the knowledge they were the professionals.

We, and all society, owe them a huge debt of gratitude. Let us be grateful for those men and women on whose expertise and courage our very lives sometimes depend.

The Rev R Michael Frost, St Leonards Avenue, Hove