'Godsend' Uvalde firefighters raise funds for injured kids: 'They have blessed us immensely'

, in which 19 students and two teachers were killed and many others were injured physically and emotionally, Uvalde's volunteer fire department found a new calling: raising money for the young survivors.

The Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department is working to raise funds for the injured children who survived the Robb Elementary School mass shooting.MORE: Uvalde families continue camping out at district office as they demand suspensions for officersThe fire department "started getting phone calls from corporations and organizations and churches and saying, 'Hey, would you distribute our money for us?' And, 'Absolutely' was the answer every time," Williams said.

"Kiddos have nightmares, you know, staying in mom and dad's room, because they don't want to be alone. Well, you can't go to work with your child attached to your hip," he said. "A lot of those parents stayed at home for weeks and weeks." The family of 10-year-old Khloie Torres is in a similar situation. Khloie's father, Ruben Torres Jr., left his job in the wake of the shooting. He called the fire department money a "huge blessing."

"When I was at work, my mind wasn't really at work, you know? My daughter would constantly be calling me while I was at work, and I'd answer and come to her," he said. "So it kind of just made me realize that I need to be at home and be here for her."

If the classroom had been on fire and packed with 20 pounds of dynamite and 50 gallons of gasoline, I guarantee that the firefighters would have gone through that door without a second thought.

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