Firefighters

Firefighters:

-people who like to respond to a variety of emergency situations in which life, property, or the environment are at risk. These people must be able to be a team player and able to take orders as a member of the emergency response team at the scene of an accident, fire, flood, earthquake, or act of terrorism.

Why?

- To save others, civilans, and property. To help your fellow brother. To do what you love no matter what the price.

Fires- 2006:

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 killed while on duty.
Fire killed more Americans than all natural disasters combined.
81 percent of all civilian fire deaths occurred in residences.
1.6 million fires were reported. Many others went unreported, causing additional injuries and property loss.
Direct property loss due to fires was estimated at $11.3 billion.
An estimated 31,000 intentionally set structure fires resulted in 305 civilian deaths.
Intentionally set structure fires resulted in an estimated $755 million in property damage.

*National Fire Death Rate: 12.4 deaths per million population

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*Ohio's death rate per million is

10.7

Support:

- Your support...it's needed. End of story. Support your local and national firefighters. You never know when you may need them to save you, some one you love, or your property.

Heroes:

America's TRUE Heroes- Firefighters.

Where would we be without them?

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