"Initially, we felt uncertain about the invitation sent by the fire service of Northumberland County (United Kingdom), asking us to participate in a project aiming at the improvement of fire safety among Poles living in the United Kingdom... Today we have no doubts - wherever there are Polish citizens, Polish firefighters have to be there as well. Especially, as it turned out that we are needed there and the State Fire Service has become the third institution from Poland (after Catholic Church and social service organizations) to support our compatriots in the UK in an organized way..."