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Permalink Reply by blair4630 on March 2, 2010 at 6:04am

Ha ha, OK....a bit creeped but now I understand. Yes, the best things about the fire service is helping people, and some of the most dramatic ways to help someone is when they are trapped in a vehicle and hurt.

I still have no qualms doing the public services as well. We recently helped a daughter get her disabled father back into his home, back from some sort of rehabiliation hospital. I remembered being at the same house a few years back for a cardiac arrest. It was his wife. We did not begin resuscitation. I remember sitting outside on the front porch, talking with him for about an hour. There was nothing I could do for his wife, I hoped I helped him and his family a little that night by talking, listening, and just being there. This recent afternoon, we helped him in the house, made sure we did anything small around the house that needed done real quick, and said some kind words to the daughter and her father. A few weeks later, we were called for another cardiac arrest. It was him this time. He died in almost the exact same spot as his wife in the living room. Sometimes there is nothing medically, or rescue, to be done, but that doesn't mean you can't play an important part in helping families and making some impact on your community, just by being helpful, and taking the time to spend a few extra minutes with people, and just letting them know there's someone there for them.

Helping the people in your community is the greatest reward you will ever reap in ANY volunteer group.

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