Myspace LayoutsABOUT ME HUH??? WELL YOU SHOULD KNOW ME AS THAT SUPER CONFINDENT (SOME PEOPLE CALL IT COCKY) ROOKIE FIREFIGHTER FROM T-TOWN AKA THOMASTON ME.I'VE EARNED MY FIREFIGHTER I/II AND I'M NOW WORKIN ON MY EMT-B. SOMEDAY I WANNA BE A BIG LEAUGE FULLTIMER RUNNIN WITH AN ENGINE COMPANY IN SOME CITY SOMEWHERE. I HAVE THE BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE. SO YEAH THATS ME.... There are givers and there are takers in this world and firefighters are truly givers. They give of themselves, on the job and off, and sometimes they give their lives to protect the lives and properties of others. Every firefighter is an individual, each with his or her own background, lifestyle, religiouus beleif and personality. But, when it comes to our profession, we are all very much the same. When firefighters are called to duty, we do so without hestitation because it is the job of firefighters to be the first responders to every disaster and emergency, whether natural or manmade. Firefighters know they can count on each other whether they are the best of freinds or they have never met. This is the bond that every firefighter shares. it is a bond that knows no geographical boundaries. And it is this strong kinship that gaurantees, without question, that firefighters can count on one another no matter what must be done to get the job done. Firefighters rarely talk about the dangers that are an ever-present part of their job. We don't talk about the suffering we see and the pain we feel in the course of our normal workday. If you are not one of us, you don't know this. But this is who we are. This is what we do. We are not immune to the physical danger that often accompany out duties-and we are not immune to the heartbreak and emotional trauma we face when helping our fellow human beings in their time of need. In an era when heroes are hard to find, few would dispute that firefighters are America's heroes. At a time when bravery is in short supply, firefighters demonstrate the essence of bravery. Although some suggest that the notion of duty has been forgotten, firefighters epitomize what duty really means-and in a society where sacrafice is seldom practiced, firefighters are to often called upon to make the ultimate sacrafice, putting the lives of others ahead of their own. Alfred K. Whitehead, President International Association of Fire Fighters (I.A.F.F.)"Often you see generations of firefighters. There's a sense of responsibility to the public that is learned ....It can be said they never had a choice. Being a hero is just in their blood." "There is no simple answer to the question of what drives someone to be a hero. Experts speculate that people spurred to heroism do so because they have a profound respect for human life. Or because they have a strongsense of empathy and self-esteem. Moral courage and physical strength also appear as imporant contributors to the trait of heroism. There may be a biological component: some people simply have it in their blood to be heroes." "People are looking for heroes and finding them in firefighters." -Jill Stein, sociologist