After surveying damage from raging wildfires in Colorado Springs, President Obama addressed firefighters and first responders promising all the resources the government has to offer.

“We have been putting everything we have into trying to deal with what's one of the worst fires that we've seen here in Colorado,” Obama said Friday.

He addressed firefighters, volunteers and forest service employees representing Colorado Springs, Denver and Pueblo, Colo. The first responders have been battling the Waldo Canyon Fire for weeks, many of them working 12-hour shifts around the clock.

Obama thanked them for their service and their courage, calling them “genuine heroes” who don’t always get the credit they deserve.

“And so, for folks all around the country, I hope you are reminded of how important our fire departments are, our Forest Service is," he said.