Sammy Xerri, an 11-year-old Aspergian boy who plans to become a firefighter, built a working miniature fire truck in his garage with parts from Home Depot. He takes it on neighborhood calls to put out small grass fires. His local fire department in Pickering, Ontario, has encouraged his interest by providing stickers for his truck and inviting him to visit open house events.
He recently attended a junior firefighters’ camp and received an award for his exceptional knowledge of fire fighting and fire safety. His mother says that “a fire manual is his bedtime reading.”