Firefighter Quotes

Whenever we have inclement weather moving in, we try to protect our firefighters to make sure safety is number one. We have some additional resources here to get them out of that weather in case we have severe lightning. - Matt Davis

When you weigh it against senior services and social services I don't think recycling is a critical need. I'm looking at priorities. If you're talking about what's important, recycling is not in the same category as firefighters. - John Patterson

When we arrived, we heard people screaming that people were still trapped inside so our captain automatically called for two alarms. We had firefighters in there within seconds. - Bill Holmstrom

When I lost my job as a firefighter, it was because I was fighting for what I thought was right. I didn't know to keep my mouth shut and they shot the messenger. - Jeff Rawls

When Hurricane Katrina hit, they immediately began calling everyone on their roster. FEMA entered into an agreement with the International Fire Chief Association and were requesting teams of two firefighters to be sent to the devastated areas. Greg Hershey and I were both on the roster. - Rob Koons

When Christopher got his license it had the organ donation on the back. My husband is a retired firefighter and Christopher had seen and heard a lot about accidents and what happens to people, and he was very aware of what problems there are and that is something he wanted to do. So he is still helping people. - Sandy Nelson

When [firefighters] brought them down the ladder, the girl looked OK. The guy looked pretty messed up. - Steve Jones

When (firefighters) arrived, they found heavy smoke in the corridor on the first floor... They made their way into the storeroom, and there was a large electrical panel (on fire) there. - Robert Manning

What you're seeing is a natural growth of the Fire Department and the training of firefighters and not any sort of duplicity or abuse. - Pat McOsker