| You must be a special kind of person to willingly | | | | appreciate the jobs that firefighters do was the 9 |
| choose to be a firefighter. It is not a very | | | | 11 tragedy. We unfortunately got to see first |
| glamorous job for most of them unless they | | | | hand what these men and women are really |
| might have been chosen to grace the pages of | | | | made of and it is of stuff that a lot of us just do |
| one of the hunky or luscious body calendars that | | | | not possess. They selflessly put there lives on the |
| have become so popular. This kind of thing might | | | | line for hour after hour rescuing everyone they |
| be the only real glory they ever get because the | | | | could. Some of them went back into the burning |
| majority of the time they are in the station | | | | twin towers several times to help as many people |
| waiting patiently for the next call to come in that | | | | get out as they possibly could and in the process |
| could possibly take their life. | | | | over 340 of them lost their lives in the line of |
| As with the spouses of police officers, it must be | | | | that duty. |
| bad for the spouses of firefighters as well. | | | | Many of the firefighters that did survive that |
| Sending your loved one to work each day and | | | | dreadful day are now living with health problems |
| not being so sure at all that they will be coming | | | | that are a direct result of the rescue attempts |
| back home when their shift is over. The majority | | | | they made and being exposed to the smoke and |
| of firefighters are just normal men and women | | | | toxins that surrounded the devastated area. Many |
| who work this job because they care about | | | | of these firefighters that survived that day have |
| saving others from what are often life threatening | | | | since died because of the health related issues, so |
| situations. They are responsible from rescuing | | | | it seems that 9/11 is still wreaking havoc on lives |
| everything from little babies, elderly people, and | | | | even now. |
| even pets from trees. Not every job they are | | | | For every time that someone picks up the phone |
| called to puts them in real danger, but the thing is | | | | and calls 911 to ask for help because of a fire, |
| that they never know which call will be one that | | | | just know and remember that to save you and |
| does. | | | | your family, a firefighter some where will be |
| The most recent event that caused most of us | | | | risking his life and his families future to protect |
| to really recognize and more fully understand and | | | | yours. |