MINNEAPOLIS — Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a Minneapolis firefighter for a day?

Few people get to live out this experience, but on Friday morning, three young adults got to literally walk in a firefighter’s shoes.

“It’s so much fun,” Elizabeth Neuville said.

This once-in-a-lifetime experience was thanks to a donation from the Minneapolis Fire Department that was given to The Arc Minnesota to raise money for the organization. The group works with people with disabilities to enrich their lives and give them valuable life skills.

During a recent silent auction fundraiser, Twin Cities resident Joel Peters-Fransen won the “firefighter for a day” experience.

“I kind of got caught up in the cause and the event,” Peters-Fransen laughed. “I think it was a good value actua

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