Firefighters

I received a comment from a firefighter about the whole helmet issue. I'm not going to get into an arguement about helmets with a firefighter. Not because I think helmets are good or bad. But because I have too much respect for firefighters.

Here are men and women who lay their lives on the line to protect us every day. Trying to save the lives of people they have never met while risking their own. How do you thank people like that? You can't. And even more importantly, they don't expect it. They do it because they believe it is the right thing to do. And it is. Most of us simply don't have what it takes to do this job day in and day out. But ask a firefighter why he or she does it and they will invariably answer that they love it. They are a special breed of people that we simply cannot live without. Think about that and don't forget to thank them every time you see them. Even though they may act like it's no big deal, we know that it is. And we owe them our undying gratitude.

To the firefighter who responded to me, and to all of the other firefighters out there, thank you for the services you provide. And thank you for being that special type of person. We couldn't survive without you. And we do appreciate who you are.