Quotes by Bob Pratt

“Thats good. We like that. And when we ask people why they come to the lake, No. 1 they say they feel safe there, and No. 2, they say the lake is clean,”

“Sometimes they cant speak English, and sometimes they just dont want to tell us they can understand English,”

“It was just getting out of hand because we couldnt identify who folks were.”

“So they had a chance to turn around if they wanted to,”

“It would be against the law for us to be asking people to get into a car without a drivers license, ... I just cant tolerate that. Everyone who drives needs to have a drivers license and proof of insurance.”

“All they said was plan on adverse conditions,”

“Im nervous, but I think that firefighters are all capable of thinking on their feet and reacting to the situation at hand, ... Its what we do all the time. Im apprehensive, but Im also excited.”

“Last Thursday when we received notification, I sat down with my wife and discussed what it meant - whether it was feasible, then whether it was prudent, ... My family was completely supportive.”

“T he whole nation needs to come together and do whatever we can on all levels, so that we can help the people struck by this disaster.”

“Oh yeah, they do a good job, their state-of-the-art equipment is easy for our patrons to use, its the latest thats on the market.”