Firefighters

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chores of dusting, vacuuming, mopping and of course polishing the truck.
While the cook prepares breakfast, the day shift starts to arrive. By this time Mike has arrived and I start to shadow him and in between calls and chores I get a chance to sit down and talk with him.
Around nine or so in the morning we sat down for about fifteen minutes before the first call came in, and I asked Mike what specialties are there in the field. Mike, being a professional that he is responded with several answers. Fire Inspector, Fire Investigator, Prevention Specialist and Hazardous Material Worker. He also added that at Rescue One you have to be certified in all fields of the fire game, as he called it. I came to find out that Rescue One is Baltimore’s elite station. In the background I heard Chief Clack shout “Rescue One is the group of guys that firefighters call when they need help”. After hearing that from the chief I got the Goosebumps, and felt more respect for Mike and the ...

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guys are cleaning the truck (something they do after every call), so I take this time to walk around the station. As I’m walking I see pictures of fellow firefighters, mostly are of firefighters that have fallen in the line of duty. I take a minute to think about them and their families. As I move on, I take notice to how dimly light the truck bay is and how the paint is stripping off of the walls. Up on the second floor they have a weight room that well maybe isn’t really made for working out. When I stood in the weight room and with the equipment and myself in there, you can barely move. I walked past the chief’s office, the door was closed and a big paper sign on the door in ...

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