I think it's second nature to go into a burning building. The rush alone is something I crave, and if I was entering a building knowing I was going to save someone, or going in to find someone, it'd be second nature to me. Fear ends and duty to act begins. I wouldnt think twice. FF/EMT-student
Why are you a firefighter? im a firefighter so i can drive as fast as i want to and no one can stop me, and its easy-er to get lady's :D nah kidding....ore?
i get asked this mutiple time and i usualy answer " its who i am, i was born to be a firefighter, i love to help people even though i put my life to risk. i love it every second of the day. i dont do it for fame or anything i do it because its who i am. its in my blood i am proud to help my county.! "
I'm a Wesley Township firefighter. Most people don't understand why we do what we do, why we are willing to die to save people. It's a thankless job, but it's people like you that drive us to do what we do. So from a fireman to you, thank you for your support and graditude.
people ask me all the time why do i go into burning buildings, why do i risk my life for another life, and why do you do it? .... nah! I have never had that question actually^^ and the answer is pretty easy, I do it because I got gear for it and because its how I urn money. LIKE if you as a firefighter never had one of this questions.
This video makes me think that why I am firefighter. I have been a firefighter for 4 years minus the time that I am currently taking off now. Firefighter's mean alot to the community I am one myself because I love to help people and I love being able to help save there homes save lives. I do it for them.
Thank for this video!! Im a firefighter in portugal!! This video makes me thing about everything that happen to me when im in service, i mean, risking my life for others, it makes me cry!! But it feels so good!!! Know that i save a lot of people!
There is a screaming child in a 3 story building on the 2nd floor. 2nd degree burns with shock and head trama. Thats one child who will say, "A Firefighter saved me." To her friends and family. Not, "Jesus...why did the people in the street do nothing but stare and point?"
This thought, is why I am a firefighter. I never want to think of a child, woman, or man asking, "Why did no one help me/my family, Lord?"
When i am asked why do i risk my life and why do i go into burning buildings i say: because i care, and everyone has a set time, but if its not there time to go then that is why god sent me and the millions of others there, because its not there time. but i say i do it because i care not just for people but for animals as well. i am proud to be what i am :) and i would never change a thing. and not only do i care but as it is a firefighters job to help people, animals and the property of all
If you say its not easy then you don't know why your a firefighter yourself and that is sad. Its so easy to answer this. Why am I a firefighter? I was born for it. Im a firefighter because its something to be truly proud of. You KNOW your making a difference. Thats why i wanted to do it. Because i KNOW I'm making a difference. Im not trying to be some hero, nobody asks for that. Im just doing a job that needs to be done. And its the best job in the world, wouldn't trade anything for it.
I thank each and every firefighter out there, you guys are true heroes. You risk your lives on a daily basis, for people you haven't met before! God bless you all.
i have gotten asked why am i a volunteer emt, i just simply looked at the person and said its a hard calling that i am willing to do, and if i can help a family that is in distress it makes it that much better and that is my pay, so even though i give my time people give me the reason to continue because if i can make someones day a little better than i feel that i have accomplished something
Your welcome, and thank you. Not just for the vid., but for your service, my brother thank you. From all your brothers and sisters at station 381, Yermo Ca.
When I am asked that question by anyone I always say "I you see someone trapped or injured are you going to try to help them or are you just going to let them suffer" they usually say "I will try to help them" and then I say "I will to out of all the people I have seen get injured while I have been with the fire dept I have only seen 1 of them again but that is because I goto the same school as him."
i may be a paid on call firefigther but i dont care bout the money if i didnt get paid that wouldnt bother me a bit its something i love doing along with being in the military
Dad thanks for being a volunteer firefighter, i know you quit to support your 2 new kids, but still thanks, i know it was hard when your best friend went in, and never came out.
Anyone who has went thru the academy pass is A person that sees good in all forgets the bad and has no fear it could be you in the brotherhood since 1992 and proud of it,god bless all my brothers and sisters.
firefighting is not a job. its a way of life, a passion, and a calling. To save somebodys life or preserve their property, although you have never seen them before, and may never see them again, is the best feeling in the world. To crawl through houses, and save people, or extinguish the fire itself, is an honor. Im a firefighter myself, i dont call myself a "hero" or a "modern day warrior" i call it being blessed because i have the greatest responsibility in the world.
im a fire fighter becasue i love to help people and it makes me feel good when u save someone from a burning building or just helping someone from a car wreak like people say its not a job it somethin we do out of the love of our hearts becasue its a passion and we love what we do
i was with a dept for 4 1/2 yrs. i do still take videos and photos of fire service related things. looking forward to joining another FD.. assuming they allow me as a fire photographer. (photo unit was my role on my last FD. it may seem "stupid" but it sure as hell ment alot to me.)
when your at your station its career and volunteer but when your on a car accident or fire were one department. we all firefighters and were all doing the job to save a child or brother/sister, mother, father or whatever be the case. we all love this job and to every firefighter out there stay safe. were all family in the end
People tell me to become something else instead of a firefighter because it's a useless job and not a stable job in the future. I tell them to f@#k off and walk away
I'm a firefighter becasue I hate seeing pain and destruction. I love taking a really shitty situation, and making it less shitty. I do it to follow in my Grandfather, Uncles, Mother and Father's footsteps, making a shitty situation less shitty. We are the kind of people that are here if you need us, but we pray to God that you never do. It's never a good thing when the pager goes off. I pray that I never hear it again, but when it does, I will be there to answer the call, making it less shitty.
I am not old enough to be a Volunteer, but nothing can change my mind. I have always wanted to be one, like all of the other comments, I don't want money I just want to help.
I have been a Volunteer Firefighter for almost 15 years. I dont do it because it's a job or anything like that. I have been asked many times why do I do this? My answer is simple, I do it because it's a passion, I do it to help people who need help and mainly because I care...
i am a firefighter not because of the money, the name, or the glory, but because its what i love.i dont put a price on saving lives or serving the community. why do i do it? because i love what i do. that my fellow brothers and sister firemen is the answer. we do it out of pure passion.
im always asked this by my mothers family or my cousins friends im a volie for my town and i wouldnt give it one thought as i do this job why do i do it i was born to do it as long as i can remeber i always wanted to do this so i agree some people are born as this some arnt
people ask me all the time why do i go into burning buildings, why do i risk my life for another life, and why do you do it? I say I was born to do it
its what i was ment to do from birth an until i die rather i'm a volunteer like now or being a paid guy in the future its my passion to help others in time of need is the real reason i became firefighter
When I was asked why do I want to be a firefighter, I didn't know what to say. Then I started thinking about it. That, in itself, is my reason. I can't tell you why I want to be a firefighter. It's something that I know I have to do and I want to do. I won't be complete unless I'm running into that burning building. I have a beautiful, loving wife and 4 kids and I still need this. You can't explain it. You're either a firefighter, or you're not.
I'm not really sure any of us actually chose to be firefighters, I think we were chosen to be firefighters. There has to be some twisted DNA in a person to be willing to run into a burning building when eveyone else is headed out. I truelly believe we have something God put in us to give us the desire and ability to withstand the things we see as firefighters. So I am not sure there is an answer to the question other than because it is what we were put on this earth to do.
I am so glad to see that their are so many volunteer firefighters, its a good feeling that some people besides me just like to help people. Everyone always talks about how bad everything is today, but when I see things like this, it make me think that maybe its not that bad after all.
Thats true there are sooo many people that make fun of us volunteers. But you dont have to get paid, for me its the rush of saving people and their property. Some people think that you should get paid to do everything but you dont. I have always loved helping lpeople and being a volunteer firefighter doesnt make me any less of a firefighter than the ones getting paid.
im tired of people making fun of voluteer firefighters because what if us volunteers didnt volunteer and there is no one there to save your live i dont have to get paid i do it because i want to so for anybody that wants to go out and make fun of me go ahead and just remeber what if we didnt volunteer who would save you or your family tell me that
im a vol. in anne arundel coutny glen burnie maryland . we never get thanked by civilans but on feb 19 2011 when station 33 glen burnie ran 45 calls in a 35 hour period with the ssame crew of 3 people. our career capt thanked us for helping them. this meant alot to all of us. also at firefighter mark falkenhams funeral a lady held a sign saying "thank you guys for all that you do." this hit us all hard
i'm a vol. ff and also an emt and all i ever hear is praise if we do good and then blame us if some one dies or something burns down. Yet those same people will not put in an application to become a vol. because it doesn't fit their schedule. i get choked up when someone simply says "thank you" or "we appreciate all that you do" because the truth is, we don't hear compliments at all in this line of work. it may be the area i live in but still, a 'thank you" goes a very long way.
Im 17 and have been a fire cadet for 5 years. Ill get my FF1&2 Cert this June. I get asked by people everyday how I chose to do this job at a young age and all I can say is because I enjoy being part of the brotherhood and the feeling of being the person who helps someone in the worst time of their life. I grew up with the guys on my department, they all look after me and make sure I do my best. I get excited when people ask what I do becasue I love it so much. Im a proud firefighter
why i volunteer in the fire service: although my main function is a Photo Unit now, it shows you life lessons that matter. ones that count. ones that you can come back n hug your family. plus it turns a teen into a man vs a street hoodlum. Glad i made this choice. no regrets.
@wrxstturb0 The answer to your question just depends on the Dept. protocols I never took one. I am only a volunteer though and it was a few years ago when I recieved my training.
hello everyone! i have a serious question i wanna ask. im taking classes to become a firefighter but there is something i afraid that might stop me from becoming one. i heard that in order to become a firefighter, you must pass the polygraph test. And there is where the problem comes in. In the past, i had a gf who was underage....do they ask anything such as sex related? its been bothering me for years. i really feel bad
@deerkiller26 i know the feeling, one of my friends told me i was crazy to do what i do for free. the best payment for me is knowing that people know that we will drop whatever it is we are doing to help them in their time of need. i cant think of a better job to do
@Fire380Fighter i am working toward becoming a firefighter so i can't say much about that directly but i have done a many a hours of volunteer work and i have to say a thank you or a hug is better than any amount of money so if u see any volunteer tell him/her thank you and give them a hug for all they do
@deerkiller26 So what your telling me is that since I do this for a living and get paid to do it I am putting a price on someones life? Get over yourself! God has gifted me with a job I love to do and the ability to support my family doing it. We all know why not everyone gets paid to do the job and it has nothing to do with putting a dollar sign on somenones life. Theres not one volunteer that I have known or ever met that wouldnt start working tomorrow if the job was open to everybody!
@deerkiller26 man i love that answer i have been asked the same thing and i have said some thing waht u said i have said cause i love the job so much i do not care if i am paid or not it is my life my passion
well, you see... Im going to be a professional firefighter, because the volunteers in my county dont have much work to do, but the professionals are always having their hands full.
@amon16 in my country its the other way around, volunteers fight against 50 meter high flames in the summer, they fight to put out 1000s of acres of forest that are burning at a tromendous speed, they enter the gates of hell with out getting payed 1 cent, and alot the wind playes a joke on them and traps them in 60 meter high fire tornados, while the payed only tend to the odd car crash here and there,
@deerkiller26 i've been asked this too and i replied "I do it because I want to make sure the innocent people make it home to their families and if I were to die at least i know it would be trying to save another's life so they may live"
@jester7574 Does it matter whether if your a vollie like me or paid were brothers and got each others backs no matter what happens and saving lifes if you don't like it become a cop
@deerkiller26 I, too, am a volunteer and am asked the same question. I agree with you that you don't put a $ sign on somebodys life. Ever life whether human or animal is very special to someone and for those moments when a loved one says thank you for saving that life tells me that I am doing the right thing. I will never stop helping others.
i am sixteen and i want to join my local vollenteer fire department, my mom asked me why, And I am also a boy scout so i learned about helping people from that, and I told her, because if I can make some one's day, either by saving them from a structure fire or just showing up at a school, and letting the kids play around on the Apperatus thats worth it for me. But in the mean time thank you to all of the current firemen and women who do this job, you deserve tons more credit then you get.
@BlackDragon1542 i am a senior in high school i have been on my department in town for a year know. you will hear lots of things about different thigs ignore that bad remarks and keep your head up do the best you can and always give 150%.
@gruca15 TY, STAY SAFE, AND SAVE PEOPLE :) unfortunately i wasn't be able to switch my academy class :/ so have to wait till next school year (about 9 months) to take firefighter academy ;/ seems like a long time but I KNOWN it WILL GO FAST :)
@BlackDragon1542 it is definately the best job around and one that u will never want to give up ive been with my dept for 4 yrs now and couldnt dream of doin anything different , so i say good luck and id love to eat smoke with u some day bro just make sure that ur ready for it bc it is definately a hard job and there may be days that u feel like u cant do it anymore but just remember that u picked up a hose for a reason and itll keep u pushing forward, again good luck bro
@nfpd2 HEY that why I go to LA FITNESS. to be stronger, get abs, and big guns :P XD i have at least about 9 months to reach my goal. I'm sure by 9 months from now i look completely different in a good way. =) and TY; stay safe BRO AND SAVE LIVES :)
i am just getting ready to finish entry level classes in 2 weeks. why do i do this. because someone needs to do it, and im crazy enough to go in an do it
Ive been doing this over 6 years i would not trade for anything guys at work ask me hey why are u a firefighter and i say it is my life.I love what i do and nobody can take that whay from me becouse it my life.
ive been doing this for 4 1/2 yrs, wouldnt trade for anything. guys i work with ask me hey why are you a fire fighter, i dont really know how to answer it. but when i see someones house standing because of something my friends and i did, its worth all the crap we deal with. and anybody wanting to run your mouth about us, just remember when your stuck in your smashed car or trapped in your burning house who comes to get you out.
i think most of us also do just put fires out we drag peoples lifeless bodies out of a car while asshole like u keep going by like u fuckin own the road may god have mercy on u when its ur time
thanks we apreciate tht u care.. im a vol fire fighter with the company 37 in fort ashby wv i love saveing other people.... no matter wht the cause is..... but sometimes it can be hard and depressing but we all got each other's backs!
I want to become a firefighter for multiple reasons. One of them is for the brotherhood that comes with it, along with the respect. But most of all, I want to help people. Firefighting has been in my family for several generations, and I can't wait to continue this tradition =]
@TheRadioguy500 If your wanting to be a firefighter get ready for alot of crap. You will get burned, hurt, see some of the most gruesome things possible and not to mention crap from your fellow firefighters but it is one of the most rewarding things on earth. stay safe and enjoy the ride
@TheRadioguy500...your not going to save everyone...and you have to Earn that brotherhood you just don't show up one day and think your in. I just hope you know that to.
@ArmyRescue1 Well I've known just about every firefighter in the company that I might get assigned to for almost all of my life, I don't think that's going to be to hard to do. My "step dad" is a training officer, so I'll get in good =] (respect wise)
@TheRadioguy500 ahh so your one of those kids. whos dad is inside the company. who thinks that he is going to get respect. you have to earn it. i dont care if it is the chiefs son. he needs to earn respect from me. ive seen over 200 fires and i dont even know how many accidents. im a veteran of this trade and you wont get any respect from me untill you earn it. i dont shake any new guys hands untill they earn it.
@07wastetheyear you are a moron.. seriously.. go to your local fire department. train with them on a control burn.. Then come back and say oh its just water on a fire.. You come down to Louisiana and I'll show you water on a fire.. People like you shouldnt be able to breed.. So that you dont filth the earth with anymore dicks like you.
...Are you ever going to be finished worshiping yourselves because you think your so brave and amazing? We put water on fire...get over yourselves. It doesnt make you so freaking brave or amazing. Best job in the world, no doubt about that, but self glorification is just public masterbation. Your just stroking yourself. Let go of the ego. Or is THAT why you do it?
@07wastheyear Say that to the 319 firefighters that ran into the world trade centers to rescue people and died in the process. Yeah, just water on fire.
@TimTehPilot BTW it was actully 343 fire fighters lost at 9/11. RIP the fallen heros and god bless the NYFD and all the fire fighters around the world!
@SouthCarolinaOnFire yeah thats hat I meant cause the ems guys are technicly consider fire figthers and about 60 of the fire figthers who died were off duty at the time amazing courage.btw how many police officers died someone said it was about 20?
@Crazeenerd - Actually they ARE NOT considered Firefighters. They have their own division called FDNYEMS. They are VERY MUCH EMS and they DO NOT fight fire. I have many friends in the FDNY and everyone of them will tell you the same thing. The number of NYPD officers was 23 and the number of Port Authority police officers was 37. 15 other EMTs from various Ambulance Companies as well as 3 Court Officers were also killed in the fires and resulting collapse.
@SouthCarolinaOnFire my mistake the only sorce of info I really have on this subject is books and the internet so your probebly the more reliable sorce of info. On that note do you know if paramedics and EMTs have to train at med school like doctors or if it is a seperate training path?
@07wastheyear why would we do it for out Ego? theres been seven generations before, i actually like the thrill quite alot, just because your a probably sad bitter person on the internet doesnt we have to deal with you... i do it for my community, many of them dont even know who i am, they might not be there for me but ill be there for them
@07wastheyear Buddy you need to shut your mouth these guys are under paid over worked and have one of the most dangorous jobs in the world. And if that wasn't enough they get idiots like you berating them when you should be down on your knees thanking them. People like you make me sick I'd like to see run into a burning building wearing 50-100 pounds of gear after spending most of the night awake. Just keep your cyincal BS opeions to yourself cause no body here gives a crap what you think!
@07wastheyear and what do you do, live with your mother and masterbate to cheap porn, dude these men and wemon run into bondfires and have burning builds collapse around them, pull people out, throw them out the door while the building collapses on them, they would gladly die to,as sad as it is, save your life even after what you say, its a job, a passion, a lifestyle, and im only a fucking volunteer, i plan to go fulltime as soon as possible, but dude...learn some respect for the beast
@07wastheyear Im sry but clearly u kno nothing about firefighting. Otay... I have a brother who nearly got killed in one, bc he risked his life to save ppl. Then i have an ex who is a firefighter.. Then ontop of all tht, my current boyfriend is a firefighter. So dont be an ass to firefighters unless u kno wht u are talking bout. So go to a vol fire department train there fr alittle while go on a couple of calls n see wht it takes. i bet u will change ur mind real fast.
@07wastheyear your right, being a firefighter is the best thing i ever could have done with my life, but am i hero, no, shuld i be treated as a seperate species? no, we are just as normal as anybody eles, dont get me wrong i love what i do, but this kind of braging is outta hand, sumtin that glory hogs do
@07wastheyear you best watch it sir, there are people who are reading your comment who are firefighters or have a family member who is a firefighter, and water on fire, i dont see you going in to pull a person out or to put out the fire, I DONT EVEN GET PAID FOR THIS, like i said, you best watch it
paid or volunteer its the best feeling when someone you helped says thanks.i wanted to be a fireman since i was little kid when my grandpa lived 3 blocks from a tulsa fire station that ran alot past their house. we would go down there and get to sit in the trucks and stuff. when we moved to the country we would set stuff on fire just to put it out and after 4 years of being a ff i still come unglued with excitement about what might have when we get calls. not many jobs are like that after 30yrs
Some of us are paid and most do it for free. We can run on half-eaten meals and an hour of sleep. We don't know you, but we know we want to protect you. We're spat on, cursed at and called names by the general public. The public that bitches when an engine rolls through, sirens and air horns blasting. The same public that dials 911 in their time of need. We get little to nothing for doing what we do. Its the greatest job in the world. So go ahead, keep criticizing us. See you when the tones drop
i dont care who the fuck you are or how fuckin arrogant you are....FIREFIGHTERS are the bravest of the brave, same with police and the armed forces...we all fight for your protection even if you dont deserve it. I will be a firefighter sworn in in 4 months and i respect ALL who fight for someone they dont even know and put their lives on the line, not for the paycheck, but for the love of the job and the compassion for everyone they encounter. GOD BLESS THE FIREFIGHTERS OF THIS WORLD.
i was a fire fighter last time during my service for the nation. and i can tell u its not easy being a fire fighter. and i am proud to be one. SALUTE TO ALL THE FIRE FIGHTERS IN THE WORLD!
i'm a vol with UGVFD in alabama i have been a firefighter \ first responder for ten years now .... there is nothing better in the world then to help out other people ... we had one of the " political " candidates from this area come into our dept one day to get us to vote for them and told us that it took 3 of us volunteers to equal 1 paid firefighter ... needless to say he did not get any of our votes ...
Im a volunteer junior fire fighter, loves it, its rewarding, a brotherhood, i have 7 generations of fire fighting in my blood, I never felt a thrill helping other being and saving them, then doing anything else.
i just volunteer to do what i do b/c i enjoy helping ppl. ppl that complain about firefighters well may god have mercy on their souls when he needs a firefighter someday
i'm a firefighter in Nova Scotia Canada ive been on the volunteer dept for a year, and I am currently taking level 1 training, and about 11 months ago i decided this is definatly something i want to do for the rest of my life, city paid or volunteer, so long as i will live a fire fighter and die a fire fighter
In Scotland we have retained (volunteer) ff's. They have to do the same training and workload as Whole time. They are the better callaber of ff's. Wholetime do their 8hrs then get another watch to take over retained stay till the job is done. Retained have to do the same or sometimes more for less money and respect. Support them!
why i am a firefighter and how i can run in to a burning house when everyone is running out it is call being brave a ready to face fear head on and show no fear
im a volunteer fire fighter in new york and almost every day i get asked this question and i say i love to help people in need nothing more nothing less not for taxes cuts free town pool just cause i love helping people
@unger520 wtf. volunteer firefighters are paid what there worth, so does that mean that since I dont get paid anything that im not worth anything. I am running in to a fire when you and your fellow office buddies are standing outside bitching that your job is too hard. I am the one saving someones life when they are in an accident. Dont make stupid comments that you dont know jack shit about.
we do it because it is what we want to do not because no one else will or cause it is our job but because it is something we want to do from vol company 30-70 hedgesville wv!!!!!
I think it's second nature to go into a burning building. The rush alone is something I crave, and if I was entering a building knowing I was going to save someone, or going in to find someone, it'd be second nature to me. Fear ends and duty to act begins. I wouldnt think twice. FF/EMT-student
StealingAutumn 3 days ago
im the first of my entire family on both ma mom n dads side to become a firefighter...i love it more then anything
c75los 3 days ago
Why are you a firefighter? im a firefighter so i can drive as fast as i want to and no one can stop me, and its easy-er to get lady's :D nah kidding....ore?
SmokeDiver9311 1 week ago
i get asked this mutiple time and i usualy answer " its who i am, i was born to be a firefighter, i love to help people even though i put my life to risk. i love it every second of the day. i dont do it for fame or anything i do it because its who i am. its in my blood i am proud to help my county.! "
ChyleighJean85 1 week ago
I don't know... I just do it.
FerFel5 2 weeks ago
I'm a Wesley Township firefighter. Most people don't understand why we do what we do, why we are willing to die to save people. It's a thankless job, but it's people like you that drive us to do what we do. So from a fireman to you, thank you for your support and graditude.
wolfmaveric 3 weeks ago
I am a firefighter for "Still Alive" theory:
"We do what we must, because we can."
CaseyBlase 4 weeks ago
9 people will never get asked that question "Why are you a firefighter". I'm currently going to school for it
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people ask me all the time why do i go into burning buildings, why do i risk my life for another life, and why do you do it? .... nah! I have never had that question actually^^ and the answer is pretty easy, I do it because I got gear for it and because its how I urn money. LIKE if you as a firefighter never had one of this questions.
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joemac356 1 month ago
This video makes me think that why I am firefighter. I have been a firefighter for 4 years minus the time that I am currently taking off now. Firefighter's mean alot to the community I am one myself because I love to help people and I love being able to help save there homes save lives. I do it for them.
dstasiowski083 1 month ago
Thank for this video!! Im a firefighter in portugal!! This video makes me thing about everything that happen to me when im in service, i mean, risking my life for others, it makes me cry!! But it feels so good!!! Know that i save a lot of people!
P.S. Sorry by the erros cause im portuguese!!
AndreMoniz1994 1 month ago
I just want to say this was an amazing video! You did a great job making it! Thank You!
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There is a screaming child in a 3 story building on the 2nd floor. 2nd degree burns with shock and head trama. Thats one child who will say, "A Firefighter saved me." To her friends and family. Not, "Jesus...why did the people in the street do nothing but stare and point?"
This thought, is why I am a firefighter. I never want to think of a child, woman, or man asking, "Why did no one help me/my family, Lord?"
Hobbitchoker 2 months ago
why do i do what i do, i was born to do it Fir na TIne For life
wiccan15963 2 months ago
When i am asked why do i risk my life and why do i go into burning buildings i say: because i care, and everyone has a set time, but if its not there time to go then that is why god sent me and the millions of others there, because its not there time. but i say i do it because i care not just for people but for animals as well. i am proud to be what i am :) and i would never change a thing. and not only do i care but as it is a firefighters job to help people, animals and the property of all
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ArchangelFate 2 months ago
If you say its not easy then you don't know why your a firefighter yourself and that is sad. Its so easy to answer this. Why am I a firefighter? I was born for it. Im a firefighter because its something to be truly proud of. You KNOW your making a difference. Thats why i wanted to do it. Because i KNOW I'm making a difference. Im not trying to be some hero, nobody asks for that. Im just doing a job that needs to be done. And its the best job in the world, wouldn't trade anything for it.
TheMarineKid17 2 months ago 2
this is truly the best thing to do its the only thing i really know how to do at this point in my life 22 yrs old been in it since i was 18
thaakaa 2 months ago
Firefighters are amazing, which is why I want to be a firefighter when I'm older
xoxcheerfreak 2 months ago in playlist xoxcheerfreak's favorites
I thank each and every firefighter out there, you guys are true heroes. You risk your lives on a daily basis, for people you haven't met before! God bless you all.
xoxcheerfreak 3 months ago
Haec Ago ut Alii Vivant.....pretty much sums it up
avfd1978 3 months ago
i have gotten asked why am i a volunteer emt, i just simply looked at the person and said its a hard calling that i am willing to do, and if i can help a family that is in distress it makes it that much better and that is my pay, so even though i give my time people give me the reason to continue because if i can make someones day a little better than i feel that i have accomplished something
dominicansteel 3 months ago
thankyou for great video im a firefighter in northeast Texas LEFD
02071984jb 3 months ago
Thank You Very Much for your service. GODbless and Keep you safe. i am a volunteer fire fighter in Princeton,Maine, U.S.A.
poobear618 3 months ago in playlist More videos from midi295
if you die saving another life, i see that as a death worth dying
1andrewman1 4 months ago
Your welcome, and thank you. Not just for the vid., but for your service, my brother thank you. From all your brothers and sisters at station 381, Yermo Ca.
buzzjeffshow 4 months ago
When I am asked that question by anyone I always say "I you see someone trapped or injured are you going to try to help them or are you just going to let them suffer" they usually say "I will try to help them" and then I say "I will to out of all the people I have seen get injured while I have been with the fire dept I have only seen 1 of them again but that is because I goto the same school as him."
WaldensRidgeES23695 4 months ago in playlist More videos from midi295
i may be a paid on call firefigther but i dont care bout the money if i didnt get paid that wouldnt bother me a bit its something i love doing along with being in the military
TheOrdnance4 5 months ago
Dad thanks for being a volunteer firefighter, i know you quit to support your 2 new kids, but still thanks, i know it was hard when your best friend went in, and never came out.
WrongCrazyBliss 5 months ago
god bless all my brothers an sisters out there
firemanupton 5 months ago
Anyone who has went thru the academy pass is A person that sees good in all forgets the bad and has no fear it could be you in the brotherhood since 1992 and proud of it,god bless all my brothers and sisters.
ffinizio62 5 months ago
Saving lives is addictive lol
XxTaylorRowlettxX 5 months ago
firefighting is not a job. its a way of life, a passion, and a calling. To save somebodys life or preserve their property, although you have never seen them before, and may never see them again, is the best feeling in the world. To crawl through houses, and save people, or extinguish the fire itself, is an honor. Im a firefighter myself, i dont call myself a "hero" or a "modern day warrior" i call it being blessed because i have the greatest responsibility in the world.
nbtbirds 5 months ago
im a fire fighter becasue i love to help people and it makes me feel good when u save someone from a burning building or just helping someone from a car wreak like people say its not a job it somethin we do out of the love of our hearts becasue its a passion and we love what we do
lilfiregirl2012 6 months ago
it always makes me sad when i pass a fire station and see the flag at half mast
jjbumps 6 months ago
Best reason I've heard came from the show Rescue me. "This isn't a job. It ain't a profession. It's a calling."
gkopacz 6 months ago
i am a firefighter and this video is very heart warming and very well put. well done midi295
SuperDirtbike199 6 months ago
i love this video and the song is perfect gave me goosebumps thanks
2486rose 6 months ago
my answer to this is, "Because I don't know how not to be one."
xSideswipedx 7 months ago
i was with a dept for 4 1/2 yrs. i do still take videos and photos of fire service related things. looking forward to joining another FD.. assuming they allow me as a fire photographer. (photo unit was my role on my last FD. it may seem "stupid" but it sure as hell ment alot to me.)
stormspotter67 7 months ago 6
when your at your station its career and volunteer but when your on a car accident or fire were one department. we all firefighters and were all doing the job to save a child or brother/sister, mother, father or whatever be the case. we all love this job and to every firefighter out there stay safe. were all family in the end
sillyslinky1 7 months ago
People tell me to become something else instead of a firefighter because it's a useless job and not a stable job in the future. I tell them to f@#k off and walk away
Anthony117ify 7 months ago
I'm a firefighter becasue I hate seeing pain and destruction. I love taking a really shitty situation, and making it less shitty. I do it to follow in my Grandfather, Uncles, Mother and Father's footsteps, making a shitty situation less shitty. We are the kind of people that are here if you need us, but we pray to God that you never do. It's never a good thing when the pager goes off. I pray that I never hear it again, but when it does, I will be there to answer the call, making it less shitty.
Iceman2692 7 months ago
I am not old enough to be a Volunteer, but nothing can change my mind. I have always wanted to be one, like all of the other comments, I don't want money I just want to help.
16BoyerG 8 months ago in playlist firefighter
I have been a Volunteer Firefighter for almost 15 years. I dont do it because it's a job or anything like that. I have been asked many times why do I do this? My answer is simple, I do it because it's a passion, I do it to help people who need help and mainly because I care...
gasman3102 8 months ago
i am a firefighter not because of the money, the name, or the glory, but because its what i love.i dont put a price on saving lives or serving the community. why do i do it? because i love what i do. that my fellow brothers and sister firemen is the answer. we do it out of pure passion.
DarkMouse08 8 months ago
I am a Firefighter because i cannot stand being able to help and not.
tspragg1 8 months ago
im always asked this by my mothers family or my cousins friends im a volie for my town and i wouldnt give it one thought as i do this job why do i do it i was born to do it as long as i can remeber i always wanted to do this so i agree some people are born as this some arnt
scottybellucci 8 months ago
np brother
rodderful 8 months ago
@rodderful north pole?
tspragg1 8 months ago
people ask me all the time why do i go into burning buildings, why do i risk my life for another life, and why do you do it? I say I was born to do it
Anthony117ify 8 months ago 12
@Anthony117 Its in my blood too brother
w6hitenineja 1 month ago
its what i was ment to do from birth an until i die rather i'm a volunteer like now or being a paid guy in the future its my passion to help others in time of need is the real reason i became firefighter
35seanster 8 months ago
When I was asked why do I want to be a firefighter, I didn't know what to say. Then I started thinking about it. That, in itself, is my reason. I can't tell you why I want to be a firefighter. It's something that I know I have to do and I want to do. I won't be complete unless I'm running into that burning building. I have a beautiful, loving wife and 4 kids and I still need this. You can't explain it. You're either a firefighter, or you're not.
gkopacz 8 months ago
@gkopacz i agree whole heartedly. you have to have it in you to do this job. i cant think of anything else i would rather do.
thamior877 8 months ago
it comes from birth....i do it cause i love it. i beleave i speek for most of us we dont do it because we want to be heros but because we love it
jihli1191 8 months ago
i have a shirt that says FIREFIGHTERS ARE HERE TO SAVE YOUR ASS NOT KISS IT.....LOL.
SuperLaw911 9 months ago
i was born to be firefighter. thats all there is too it, thats what makes you able to do and see the things we see. god bless all my fellow brothers.
chilliwackbiker101 9 months ago
representing CRVFD
chilliwackbiker101 9 months ago
a Firefighter is a firefighter paid or not. We all do the same job. stay safe take care.
fog360 9 months ago
I'm not really sure any of us actually chose to be firefighters, I think we were chosen to be firefighters. There has to be some twisted DNA in a person to be willing to run into a burning building when eveyone else is headed out. I truelly believe we have something God put in us to give us the desire and ability to withstand the things we see as firefighters. So I am not sure there is an answer to the question other than because it is what we were put on this earth to do.
tcfd05 9 months ago 2
i respect firefighters :D
TheWooTX 9 months ago
Yeay Great A Firefighter from Holland ceep up te good work
jfastrr 9 months ago
My dad is a full time firefighter in chicago and he loves the job so much he doesnt even care if he gets paid. NO matter what happens.
MrFirefighter221 9 months ago
your a firefighter because all firefighters are god sent men, and women alike, my grandfather dedicated his life to saving others.
HBMAN665420 9 months ago
I am so glad to see that their are so many volunteer firefighters, its a good feeling that some people besides me just like to help people. Everyone always talks about how bad everything is today, but when I see things like this, it make me think that maybe its not that bad after all.
HotRodSilverado2005 10 months ago
Thats true there are sooo many people that make fun of us volunteers. But you dont have to get paid, for me its the rush of saving people and their property. Some people think that you should get paid to do everything but you dont. I have always loved helping lpeople and being a volunteer firefighter doesnt make me any less of a firefighter than the ones getting paid.
MrFirefighter1329 10 months ago
im tired of people making fun of voluteer firefighters because what if us volunteers didnt volunteer and there is no one there to save your live i dont have to get paid i do it because i want to so for anybody that wants to go out and make fun of me go ahead and just remeber what if we didnt volunteer who would save you or your family tell me that
ironjeep58 10 months ago
Thank you for this and GOD BLESS you and keep you safe my brother
79firestud 10 months ago
im a vol. in anne arundel coutny glen burnie maryland . we never get thanked by civilans but on feb 19 2011 when station 33 glen burnie ran 45 calls in a 35 hour period with the ssame crew of 3 people. our career capt thanked us for helping them. this meant alot to all of us. also at firefighter mark falkenhams funeral a lady held a sign saying "thank you guys for all that you do." this hit us all hard
this is the best job anyone can do and i love too
everyone stay safe out there
sillyslinky1 10 months ago
i'm a vol. ff and also an emt and all i ever hear is praise if we do good and then blame us if some one dies or something burns down. Yet those same people will not put in an application to become a vol. because it doesn't fit their schedule. i get choked up when someone simply says "thank you" or "we appreciate all that you do" because the truth is, we don't hear compliments at all in this line of work. it may be the area i live in but still, a 'thank you" goes a very long way.
lhfireman 11 months ago
Im 17 and have been a fire cadet for 5 years. Ill get my FF1&2 Cert this June. I get asked by people everyday how I chose to do this job at a young age and all I can say is because I enjoy being part of the brotherhood and the feeling of being the person who helps someone in the worst time of their life. I grew up with the guys on my department, they all look after me and make sure I do my best. I get excited when people ask what I do becasue I love it so much. Im a proud firefighter
JordonFuzi 11 months ago
i am asked the same question. my answer? "so no one will have to see the same horrors that i have seen."
TheFirefighterman123 11 months ago
why i volunteer in the fire service: although my main function is a Photo Unit now, it shows you life lessons that matter. ones that count. ones that you can come back n hug your family. plus it turns a teen into a man vs a street hoodlum. Glad i made this choice. no regrets.
stormspotter67 11 months ago
Firefighter fever: THERE IS NO CURE!
ellenborovfd1934 11 months ago
I seriously think im gunna kill myself after hearing this song..
bluelintball 11 months ago
@wrxstturb0 The answer to your question just depends on the Dept. protocols I never took one. I am only a volunteer though and it was a few years ago when I recieved my training.
revenge1606 1 year ago
hello everyone! i have a serious question i wanna ask. im taking classes to become a firefighter but there is something i afraid that might stop me from becoming one. i heard that in order to become a firefighter, you must pass the polygraph test. And there is where the problem comes in. In the past, i had a gf who was underage....do they ask anything such as sex related? its been bothering me for years. i really feel bad
wrxstiturb0 1 year ago
the other day i was asked "why are you a volunteer firefighter"
my answer was "i volunteer to save lives"
and he asked "but why would you do it for free, why not get a payin job as a firefighter"
and i answered "becouse i dont put a $ sign on somebodys life"
deerkiller26 1 year ago 101
@deerkiller26 That's very respectable.
SeafoamStymphalian 1 year ago
@deerkiller26 i know the feeling, one of my friends told me i was crazy to do what i do for free. the best payment for me is knowing that people know that we will drop whatever it is we are doing to help them in their time of need. i cant think of a better job to do
Fire380Fighter 1 year ago
@Fire380Fighter i am working toward becoming a firefighter so i can't say much about that directly but i have done a many a hours of volunteer work and i have to say a thank you or a hug is better than any amount of money so if u see any volunteer tell him/her thank you and give them a hug for all they do
ruskinedwards 1 year ago
@ruskinedwards no problem and will do
Fire380Fighter 10 months ago
@deerkiller26 So what your telling me is that since I do this for a living and get paid to do it I am putting a price on someones life? Get over yourself! God has gifted me with a job I love to do and the ability to support my family doing it. We all know why not everyone gets paid to do the job and it has nothing to do with putting a dollar sign on somenones life. Theres not one volunteer that I have known or ever met that wouldnt start working tomorrow if the job was open to everybody!
Jessff00 1 year ago 2
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Jessff00 1 year ago
@deerkiller26 man i love that answer i have been asked the same thing and i have said some thing waht u said i have said cause i love the job so much i do not care if i am paid or not it is my life my passion
firebuff2448 11 months ago
@deerkiller26
well, you see... Im going to be a professional firefighter, because the volunteers in my county dont have much work to do, but the professionals are always having their hands full.
amon16 11 months ago
@amon16 in my country its the other way around, volunteers fight against 50 meter high flames in the summer, they fight to put out 1000s of acres of forest that are burning at a tromendous speed, they enter the gates of hell with out getting payed 1 cent, and alot the wind playes a joke on them and traps them in 60 meter high fire tornados, while the payed only tend to the odd car crash here and there,
tiagandremo 11 months ago
@deerkiller26 or because "I'm to scared to work at a real Fire dept..." But its whatever..
Thomaslee3333 11 months ago
@deerkiller26 way to go brother
xXxAltiarxXx 10 months ago
@deerkiller26 Amen!
mockiiv 8 months ago
@deerkiller26 i've been asked this too and i replied "I do it because I want to make sure the innocent people make it home to their families and if I were to die at least i know it would be trying to save another's life so they may live"
brucepjfd 8 months ago
@deerkiller26 : Yeah, because us career guys put $ signs on people's lives. Nice comment Vollie.
jester7574 7 months ago
@jester7574 Does it matter whether if your a vollie like me or paid were brothers and got each others backs no matter what happens and saving lifes if you don't like it become a cop
bmo29532 7 months ago
@deerkiller26 ive been asked the same qwestion it takes a speshal bread im a 12th genorashion fireman and i love this job
Ryantinman 5 months ago
@deerkiller26 I, too, am a volunteer and am asked the same question. I agree with you that you don't put a $ sign on somebodys life. Ever life whether human or animal is very special to someone and for those moments when a loved one says thank you for saving that life tells me that I am doing the right thing. I will never stop helping others.
firemantaz1339 5 months ago
@deerkiller26 amen
theo1307tog 3 months ago
@deerkiller26 i Agree with you. i am a volunteer fire fighter in downeast maine.
poobear618 3 months ago in playlist More videos from midi295
the 7 people that dislike this wanted to become firefighters couldnt make so became a cop
gruca15 1 year ago
i am sixteen and i want to join my local vollenteer fire department, my mom asked me why, And I am also a boy scout so i learned about helping people from that, and I told her, because if I can make some one's day, either by saving them from a structure fire or just showing up at a school, and letting the kids play around on the Apperatus thats worth it for me. But in the mean time thank you to all of the current firemen and women who do this job, you deserve tons more credit then you get.
SuperTuck21 1 year ago
And I don't understand peoples who says firemans are stupid or somecinde of this stuff.......
TheCenyk 1 year ago
We need these heroes.....without them the world will be different.....
TheCenyk 1 year ago
I'm going to take firefighter this school year (10th grade) or next year. :) I'm going to WORK HARD TO BE A FIREFIGHTER :)
BlackDragon1542 1 year ago
@BlackDragon1542 there is no other way to get this job other than hard work. but its by far the best job in the world. good luck brother
hockey66nut66 1 year ago
@hockey66nut66 THANK YOU :) STAY SAFE BRO :)
BlackDragon1542 1 year ago
@BlackDragon1542 i am a senior in high school i have been on my department in town for a year know. you will hear lots of things about different thigs ignore that bad remarks and keep your head up do the best you can and always give 150%.
gruca15 1 year ago
@gruca15 TY, STAY SAFE, AND SAVE PEOPLE :) unfortunately i wasn't be able to switch my academy class :/ so have to wait till next school year (about 9 months) to take firefighter academy ;/ seems like a long time but I KNOWN it WILL GO FAST :)
BlackDragon1542 1 year ago
@BlackDragon1542 it is definately the best job around and one that u will never want to give up ive been with my dept for 4 yrs now and couldnt dream of doin anything different , so i say good luck and id love to eat smoke with u some day bro just make sure that ur ready for it bc it is definately a hard job and there may be days that u feel like u cant do it anymore but just remember that u picked up a hose for a reason and itll keep u pushing forward, again good luck bro
nfpd2 1 year ago
@nfpd2 HEY that why I go to LA FITNESS. to be stronger, get abs, and big guns :P XD i have at least about 9 months to reach my goal. I'm sure by 9 months from now i look completely different in a good way. =) and TY; stay safe BRO AND SAVE LIVES :)
BlackDragon1542 1 year ago
6 people were kicked out of firefighter training because they couldnt handle it
Prazjum 1 year ago 3
i am just getting ready to finish entry level classes in 2 weeks. why do i do this. because someone needs to do it, and im crazy enough to go in an do it
thanks for the vid NLVFD
shadowwolf3327 1 year ago
Ive been doing this over 6 years i would not trade for anything guys at work ask me hey why are u a firefighter and i say it is my life.I love what i do and nobody can take that whay from me becouse it my life.
MsSM1979 1 year ago
Why We go Into the Hous? its Our Job too Save You'r Life and other. and engaged. Thats We. We are a Big Family =)
feuerwehrengel 1 year ago
ive been doing this for 4 1/2 yrs, wouldnt trade for anything. guys i work with ask me hey why are you a fire fighter, i dont really know how to answer it. but when i see someones house standing because of something my friends and i did, its worth all the crap we deal with. and anybody wanting to run your mouth about us, just remember when your stuck in your smashed car or trapped in your burning house who comes to get you out.
bobcats330 1 year ago
i think most of us also do just put fires out we drag peoples lifeless bodies out of a car while asshole like u keep going by like u fuckin own the road may god have mercy on u when its ur time
Cschoening09 1 year ago
RESPECT COLLEGUE!!!
cabo031 1 year ago
thanks we apreciate tht u care.. im a vol fire fighter with the company 37 in fort ashby wv i love saveing other people.... no matter wht the cause is..... but sometimes it can be hard and depressing but we all got each other's backs!
wvstatetrooper 1 year ago
god bless
jennifertbby 1 year ago
God Bless our Firefighters !
FrancisBouillon51 1 year ago 28
I want to become a firefighter for multiple reasons. One of them is for the brotherhood that comes with it, along with the respect. But most of all, I want to help people. Firefighting has been in my family for several generations, and I can't wait to continue this tradition =]
TheRadioguy500 1 year ago
@TheRadioguy500 If your wanting to be a firefighter get ready for alot of crap. You will get burned, hurt, see some of the most gruesome things possible and not to mention crap from your fellow firefighters but it is one of the most rewarding things on earth. stay safe and enjoy the ride
bobcats330 1 year ago
@bobcats330 Believe it or not, I'm ready for it. I've wanted to be a firefighter since I was a young boy (I'm 17) Thanks for your comment =]
TheRadioguy500 1 year ago
@TheRadioguy500...your not going to save everyone...and you have to Earn that brotherhood you just don't show up one day and think your in. I just hope you know that to.
ArmyRescue1 1 year ago
@ArmyRescue1 Well I've known just about every firefighter in the company that I might get assigned to for almost all of my life, I don't think that's going to be to hard to do. My "step dad" is a training officer, so I'll get in good =] (respect wise)
TheRadioguy500 1 year ago
@TheRadioguy500 ahh so your one of those kids. whos dad is inside the company. who thinks that he is going to get respect. you have to earn it. i dont care if it is the chiefs son. he needs to earn respect from me. ive seen over 200 fires and i dont even know how many accidents. im a veteran of this trade and you wont get any respect from me untill you earn it. i dont shake any new guys hands untill they earn it.
BioHazardViper78 1 year ago
@BioHazardViper78 I have no problem with earning respect....sir
TheRadioguy500 1 year ago
@TheRadioguy500 well then.... carry on. goodluck stay safe.
BioHazardViper78 1 year ago
@07wastetheyear you are a moron.. seriously.. go to your local fire department. train with them on a control burn.. Then come back and say oh its just water on a fire.. You come down to Louisiana and I'll show you water on a fire.. People like you shouldnt be able to breed.. So that you dont filth the earth with anymore dicks like you.
ward6nate 1 year ago
o PLEASE...MY PAGE HAS REAL HEROS....UNDER MOMENTS 2 :-P
dsa8 1 year ago
...Are you ever going to be finished worshiping yourselves because you think your so brave and amazing? We put water on fire...get over yourselves. It doesnt make you so freaking brave or amazing. Best job in the world, no doubt about that, but self glorification is just public masterbation. Your just stroking yourself. Let go of the ego. Or is THAT why you do it?
07wastheyear 1 year ago
@07wastheyear Say that to the 319 firefighters that ran into the world trade centers to rescue people and died in the process. Yeah, just water on fire.
TimTehPilot 1 year ago
@TimTehPilot BTW it was actully 343 fire fighters lost at 9/11. RIP the fallen heros and god bless the NYFD and all the fire fighters around the world!
Crazeenerd 1 year ago
@Crazeenerd Actually it was 341 FDNY FF's were killed (3 of which were retired) and 2 FDNYEMS Paramedics rounded the number to 343.
SouthCarolinaOnFire 1 year ago
@SouthCarolinaOnFire yeah thats hat I meant cause the ems guys are technicly consider fire figthers and about 60 of the fire figthers who died were off duty at the time amazing courage.btw how many police officers died someone said it was about 20?
Crazeenerd 1 year ago
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Crazeenerd 1 year ago
@Crazeenerd - Actually they ARE NOT considered Firefighters. They have their own division called FDNYEMS. They are VERY MUCH EMS and they DO NOT fight fire. I have many friends in the FDNY and everyone of them will tell you the same thing. The number of NYPD officers was 23 and the number of Port Authority police officers was 37. 15 other EMTs from various Ambulance Companies as well as 3 Court Officers were also killed in the fires and resulting collapse.
SouthCarolinaOnFire 1 year ago
@SouthCarolinaOnFire my mistake the only sorce of info I really have on this subject is books and the internet so your probebly the more reliable sorce of info. On that note do you know if paramedics and EMTs have to train at med school like doctors or if it is a seperate training path?
Crazeenerd 1 year ago
@Crazeenerd Seperate Path
SouthCarolinaOnFire 1 year ago
@TimTehPilot 343
JokerWhySoSeriousHa 1 year ago 2
@07wastheyear why would we do it for out Ego? theres been seven generations before, i actually like the thrill quite alot, just because your a probably sad bitter person on the internet doesnt we have to deal with you... i do it for my community, many of them dont even know who i am, they might not be there for me but ill be there for them
sirstanley09 1 year ago
@07wastheyear Buddy you need to shut your mouth these guys are under paid over worked and have one of the most dangorous jobs in the world. And if that wasn't enough they get idiots like you berating them when you should be down on your knees thanking them. People like you make me sick I'd like to see run into a burning building wearing 50-100 pounds of gear after spending most of the night awake. Just keep your cyincal BS opeions to yourself cause no body here gives a crap what you think!
Crazeenerd 1 year ago
@07wastheyear and what do you do, live with your mother and masterbate to cheap porn, dude these men and wemon run into bondfires and have burning builds collapse around them, pull people out, throw them out the door while the building collapses on them, they would gladly die to,as sad as it is, save your life even after what you say, its a job, a passion, a lifestyle, and im only a fucking volunteer, i plan to go fulltime as soon as possible, but dude...learn some respect for the beast
15marinecorps 1 year ago
@07wastheyear Im sry but clearly u kno nothing about firefighting. Otay... I have a brother who nearly got killed in one, bc he risked his life to save ppl. Then i have an ex who is a firefighter.. Then ontop of all tht, my current boyfriend is a firefighter. So dont be an ass to firefighters unless u kno wht u are talking bout. So go to a vol fire department train there fr alittle while go on a couple of calls n see wht it takes. i bet u will change ur mind real fast.
BitchyBrunette911 1 year ago
@07wastheyear your right, being a firefighter is the best thing i ever could have done with my life, but am i hero, no, shuld i be treated as a seperate species? no, we are just as normal as anybody eles, dont get me wrong i love what i do, but this kind of braging is outta hand, sumtin that glory hogs do
ryan125g 1 year ago
@07wastheyear you best watch it sir, there are people who are reading your comment who are firefighters or have a family member who is a firefighter, and water on fire, i dont see you going in to pull a person out or to put out the fire, I DONT EVEN GET PAID FOR THIS, like i said, you best watch it
deerkiller26 1 year ago
I hate to say, you`r wrong in one little detail... we are not colleagues, we are brothers... good video!!!...
Anzombie 1 year ago
paid or volunteer its the best feeling when someone you helped says thanks.i wanted to be a fireman since i was little kid when my grandpa lived 3 blocks from a tulsa fire station that ran alot past their house. we would go down there and get to sit in the trucks and stuff. when we moved to the country we would set stuff on fire just to put it out and after 4 years of being a ff i still come unglued with excitement about what might have when we get calls. not many jobs are like that after 30yrs
bobcats330 1 year ago
Some of us are paid and most do it for free. We can run on half-eaten meals and an hour of sleep. We don't know you, but we know we want to protect you. We're spat on, cursed at and called names by the general public. The public that bitches when an engine rolls through, sirens and air horns blasting. The same public that dials 911 in their time of need. We get little to nothing for doing what we do. Its the greatest job in the world. So go ahead, keep criticizing us. See you when the tones drop
fendertele62 1 year ago 3
i dont care who the fuck you are or how fuckin arrogant you are....FIREFIGHTERS are the bravest of the brave, same with police and the armed forces...we all fight for your protection even if you dont deserve it. I will be a firefighter sworn in in 4 months and i respect ALL who fight for someone they dont even know and put their lives on the line, not for the paycheck, but for the love of the job and the compassion for everyone they encounter. GOD BLESS THE FIREFIGHTERS OF THIS WORLD.
tat2firefighter 1 year ago
@tat2firefighter
Well said -Firefighter #225
SOfficer1 1 year ago
So true, born not made.
New Zealand. Auckland.
ambo6253 1 year ago
i was a fire fighter last time during my service for the nation. and i can tell u its not easy being a fire fighter. and i am proud to be one. SALUTE TO ALL THE FIRE FIGHTERS IN THE WORLD!
firdausperry88 1 year ago
yeah. i love it. i love the excitement. the rush. the respect i am able to gain. and knowing i have the power to save lives.
skaterjrd99 1 year ago
im a firm believer in u dont choose firefighting it chooses u.
bigromo70 1 year ago
i'm a vol with UGVFD in alabama i have been a firefighter \ first responder for ten years now .... there is nothing better in the world then to help out other people ... we had one of the " political " candidates from this area come into our dept one day to get us to vote for them and told us that it took 3 of us volunteers to equal 1 paid firefighter ... needless to say he did not get any of our votes ...
1969fordtruck 1 year ago
cool du hast wirklich eingefangen was alle feuerweheleute denken und das ist dir super gelungen! RESPEKT!
Steffen Wortmann
Freiwillige Feuerwehr Reken
Löschzug Klein-Reken
firemann113 1 year ago
i want to be a firewomen..... i want it so much!
ANACATALINA16 1 year ago
Im a volunteer junior fire fighter, loves it, its rewarding, a brotherhood, i have 7 generations of fire fighting in my blood, I never felt a thrill helping other being and saving them, then doing anything else.
sirstanley09 1 year ago
i am a vol fire fighter from and i love everything about and i am on the firemans muster
ogreny 1 year ago
i just volunteer to do what i do b/c i enjoy helping ppl. ppl that complain about firefighters well may god have mercy on their souls when he needs a firefighter someday
wrafdff 1 year ago
i'm a firefighter in Nova Scotia Canada ive been on the volunteer dept for a year, and I am currently taking level 1 training, and about 11 months ago i decided this is definatly something i want to do for the rest of my life, city paid or volunteer, so long as i will live a fire fighter and die a fire fighter
girv07 1 year ago
In Scotland we have retained (volunteer) ff's. They have to do the same training and workload as Whole time. They are the better callaber of ff's. Wholetime do their 8hrs then get another watch to take over retained stay till the job is done. Retained have to do the same or sometimes more for less money and respect. Support them!
kazzand 1 year ago
why i am a firefighter and how i can run in to a burning house when everyone is running out it is call being brave a ready to face fear head on and show no fear
hopkinsff23 1 year ago
i agree with that my brothers are firefighters and they love it they are my heros, and i'll be doing it sone or a later
jewsfincan94 1 year ago
alot of peple think every single call is for a fire but our calls are about 85% med 10% fire and 5 % % haz-mat...
MrGymkana 1 year ago
im a volunteer fire fighter in new york and almost every day i get asked this question and i say i love to help people in need nothing more nothing less not for taxes cuts free town pool just cause i love helping people
deano000001 1 year ago 2
cangratulation movie !
this is very important and clever ;]
i'm a firefighter too, but in Poland.
Robpogpl 1 year ago
unger that is uncalled for we give our lives for u and u just thik that we r expendable thats bs we r no expendable we r humans
jbossman355 1 year ago 2
@jbossman355 hey bro unger is just ignorant and lookin for an arguement. his views will change when one of us save his ass. Stay safe brother.
duane32286 1 year ago 2
@duane32286 You said it he'll be thanking us when one of us pull his ass from a burning car wreck or building. God bless my brother
99GPSE 1 year ago
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volunteer firefighters paid what there worth...lol
unger520 1 year ago
@unger520 wtf. volunteer firefighters are paid what there worth, so does that mean that since I dont get paid anything that im not worth anything. I am running in to a fire when you and your fellow office buddies are standing outside bitching that your job is too hard. I am the one saving someones life when they are in an accident. Dont make stupid comments that you dont know jack shit about.
Camden200808 1 year ago
we do it because it is what we want to do not because no one else will or cause it is our job but because it is something we want to do from vol company 30-70 hedgesville wv!!!!!
jbossman355 1 year ago
@jbossman355 you do it for fun and feel like your somebody... i do it for living, im a professional and your a joke
unger520 1 year ago