I thought your blog was good, but I knew all this information already lol. My dad has been a firefighter for going on 30 years and so I have seen all sides of the buisness. What is more is that my dad and the men and woman that he works with at the department are all volunteers.  Only two have been there as long as him.  I grew up with a pager in my house that would alert us when there was a fire call and my dad flies out the door and to the station.  Whether it would be a medical call or a fire or a PI accident, he goes to them all.