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We — meaning FireDad and I — don’t “do” Valentine’s Day. We have our reasons, which I might explain on Valentine’s Day, but mainly we like to save up for our annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Pittsburgh.

We do, however, like to make sure the boys have a nice Valentine’s Day. By nice, I don’t mean that we go overboard. They get a coloring book or a book (or maybe/usually both) and a special treat. I do make sure they have Valentine cards to hand out to their classmates.

This year, thanks to a tip from Mandy and subsequent repeated Googling, I’ve found quite a few fire truck Valentines. I thought I would share them with you, just in case you have a little firefighter in your midst who wants to give some Four Alarm Valentines this February. (Which, by the way, it is almost February. Don’t ask me how.)

The first place I always look for fire things is Etsy, and I was not disappointed this time around. The first one I found was from Three Shiny J’s. It’s a great fire engine Valentine with a turquoise background. Best part of this one? It’s customizable with your little Cupid’s photograph… in the fire truck!

This particular Valentine can be printed at home on your own printer for a price of $5.00. The listing also says that she can print them for you for a price of $10 for the first set of 10 and $5 for each additional set of 5. If you order them printed, they come with envelopes as well. Not a bad price for a personalized card!

My next pick is another Etsy find; this one is from Pickled Pumpkins. In fact, this one might be great for the all-things-rescue lover as this Valentine set has a fire truck, a police care and an ambulance!

The words are all super cute. “You set my heart on fire,” for the fire truck. “I caught you stealing my heart,” for the police car. And “You rescue my heart,” for the ambulance. Super cute, as I said. They’re $8.50 for a set of 12 and come with little envelopes.

The next two are from Tiny Prints. One has a bulkier fire truck with a light blue background.

This one is kind of awesome since you can add a picture of your little Valentine on the inside of the card. Ten cards are $12.40 and continue to drop in price the more you order.

The second Tiny Prints option has a skinnier fire engine on a navy blue background with hearts flying from the hose.

This one doesn’t offer an option to add a photo inside, but it’s a bright yellow with flames at the bottom. I kind of prefer this one myself! It’s the same price as the other Tiny Prints fire engine Valentine.

And, lastly, my favorite fire truck Valentine is another option I found on Etsy. This one comes from Cara’s Scrap ‘N Stamp Art. It features a 1950′s vintage fire truck theme… and I adore it.

I don’t know if it’s something the kids themselves would love. But I love it. These run $5.00 for 5, and they come with cute little paper envelopes. One of the pricier options but, oh, the cute.

If you have seen any great fire truck Valentine’s Day cards, would you please let me know? I haven’t actually made my decisions yet, so I’m still game for anything out there.