I rode fire trucks, slid down fire poles, wore a lot of red, and made a lot of appearances. I've always had a special place in my heart for fire fighters.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I actually wanted to be a fireman when I was younger.
I used to think I'd like to be a fireman - in fact, I still would - and the only drawback I could see was coming back to the firehouse, after a day of fighting fires, and still having to put in an eight-hour day writing.
In addition to my cousin, there were 30 or 40 guys I grew up with who became firefighters as well. So, I've been around firefighters all my life.
I grew up in a family of firemen and cops.
I'm fascinated by fire. When I was four, I wore an American fireman's hat all the time, and I still have one in my office today. Glasgow used to be called 'Tinderbox City;' there were always fires, people getting killed.
My father's a firefighter. He was my whole life. And my brother-in-law and several family members are firefighters.
I was very fascinated by the time when firearms went from being fire sticks to being something people could use to hunt and to survive.
I'll always be a firefighter, no matter what.
Extraordinarily, I was up in the cemetery in Derry City, and I had a red cape on with a fur hood as a little girl, when a gun battle broke out between the IRA and the British Army, and I got caught in the crossfire.
You know, I'm no different from a fireman. You got to run into a fire no matter how big the blaze is.
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