I am 47 I have been assocated with the fire services and EMS field for 29 years.

I started with the Danbury Fire Department, (which is about 50 miles south of Houston Texas) before i was 18, we did not have a Jr. group, Dad was a firefighter (he rose to the rank of Fire Chief later) and i wanted to help.

my first respose was to a concrete truck overturned and we helped get the concrete out of it so that it could be lifted.

my job was to direct traffic, it was also my…