Firefighters' donations help support children's education at remote school

SHIJIAZHUANG — Ahead of National Fire Prevention Day on Nov 9, firefighters in Shexian county in North China's Hebei province received more than 1,000 paper cranes.

Notes written on the cranes revealed the well-wishers to be dozens of children from a school in a mountainous area. They made the gifts to express their gratitude to the firefighters, who have volunteered to support the education of children at the school for nearly three decades.

"You are my role model, and I hope I can be a hero like you to save people in danger when I grow up," read one note on a pink paper crane.