Police officers, firefighters, EMTs - they are all out there every single day - literally just a phone call away for anyone who needs them.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
What firefighters and people in our military and cops do is separate from what the rest of us do; basically these people say, 'I'm going to protect all these strangers.'
Police officers and firemen are so visible in their daily work, there's no mistaking they're there - and that presence makes people feel secure.
Every day, in every city and town across the country, police officers are performing vital services that help make their communities safer.
In my neighborhood... they view the police as someone who comes to take their loved ones away.
In the last 5 years I've been working with the LAPD, training police officers in first aid and CPR.
Firefighters go where they're needed, sometimes ignoring the dangers even when no one is inside a burning building to be saved.
My dad worked on ambulances for a while; my mother had a lot of different jobs with the city.
Too many security officers live day to day. They just want to be treated with dignity.
One thing that's great about firefighters: If they don't have the equipment they desperately need, they don't have the help, they don't care. They'll do it on their own.
We don't take care of our teachers and our cops and our firemen. They should be at the top of our list.