The bell ring and we jump out of bed,

putting on your gear and putting our helmet on your head,

the truck roll out in the pouring rain,

headed to a wreck between a car and a train,



As the truck rolls up all we can see is a ball of fire,

knowing anyone in it would surely expire,

a call goes to dispatch "Get the bird in the air"

we pull a line and start the attack,

one from the side and one sraying the tank from the back,



as we approach the… Continue

Have yall every stopped to think how big our family is?

2006 stats from U.S. Fire Administration

1,140,900 (career: 316,950, volunteer: 823,950)

Firefighters by age group: 16-19 (3.9%), 20-29 (21.1%), 30-39 (28.7%), 40-49 (26.4%), 50-59 (14.9%) 60 and over (5.0%)

There were 3,245 civilians that lost their lives as the result of fire.

There were 16,400 civilian injuries that occurred as the result of fire.

There were 106 firefighters…

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