I must admit that I still don’t get it, why run into a fire when your natural instinct is to run out of the building, away from danger? Over these past eight weeks I’ve learned more about the different types of calls that firefighters run and the challenges that they face every day.
Firefighters are amazing people. Our career firefighters work hard answering dangerous calls to save lives and property while the volunteer firefighters do the same, but they give up time away from their family to help protect their communities.
The thing that has really affected me the most while doing this blog, I can’t get over the fact that firefighters see a lot of pain, suffering, and death in the victims of accidents and fires that they try to save. Firefighters see a lot of horror and tragedies throughout their careers. Once they see the horrific images, whether it is a burnt victim or a mangled body, they can never get those images out of their minds. I wouldn’t be able to handle that.
I’m not sure if some people are just born with these amazing qualities to help others, but whatever it is, I’m so thankful for them and what they do. Without these people, who would answer the 911 calls to rush to help people that they don’t even know. We need our firefighters, so the next time that you see one, thank them for all that they do. You never know if you or someone you love will need the help of the fire department one day.
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