Do you remember the first real call you went on? I do, and it wasn't the call I recall the most, it was the feeling I had that I remember. I was scared, and proud all at the same time.



Today, I had those feelings all over again. I was accepted to a paid fire department. I had those feelings because, I am proud to know that it is in my life plan to be where I am, and scared to know what I am doing is right, but, I don't want to try so hard that I screw the easiest task… Continue

I feel that when they are in need we as volunteers are their best asset, but if we are not helping them we are just wasting tax payer's money.

You know as well as I do, we do what we do to help the community, it isn't ,(or shouldn't be), for self gratification. When I started as a junior at the ripe ol' age of 14, I thought that would be what I wanted from being in the fire service, all the glory. As I grew older I realized that it wasn't about me at all, I feel now that we are just…

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