Firefighters don't go on strike.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Firefighters go where they're needed, sometimes ignoring the dangers even when no one is inside a burning building to be saved.
Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home.
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.
About 100 firefighters a year die in the line of duty in the U.S. Heart attacks on the job and vehicle accidents on the way to the fires account for about half. The other half are traumatic deaths while fighting fires.
Firefighters are some of the most selfless public servants you will ever encounter.
It's easy for people to strike if they're not working on a regular basis.
There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments.
Firefighters are essential to the safety and security of our local communities. We owe it to these men and women to provide them with better training and equipment so they can do their jobs more effectively and safely.
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.'
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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