What is a Firefighter?
Author Unknown
A person who could be your next door neighbor. A person like you and me, with wants and worries and unfulfilled dreams ... yet stands taller than most of us. That's a firefighter.
A person with the sharp memory of a little child who never got over the wondrous excitement of engines and sirens and danger. That's a firefighter.
A person who savors life because they've seen too much of death. A person responsive to a child's laughter because theirs arms have held too many little ones who will never laugh again. That's a firefighter.
A person who appreciated the simple pleasures in life, hot coffee held in number unbending fingers, the flush of fresh air pumping through smoke-covered lungs, a warm bed for bone and muscle compelled beyond feelings, plus a special camaraderie with other brave firefighters. That's a firefighter.
A person who knows the divine peace of selfless service, and a job well done in the name of all men. They don't all wear buttons or wave flags or shout obscenities ... and when they march, it is to honor a fallen comrade. A person who doesn't preach the brotherhood of mankind ... they live it. That's a firefighter.
