It's interesting to see a perception of firefighters that maybe firefighters don't see. I hope more people in the emergency rescue field respond. I have a few in mind, and their input would be great to read. I have to get home. Good night to you all, and while we're at it, check your smoke alarms.

PS As a by the way, firefighters' heroes are people with muscular dystrophy.

PPS There are approximately one million two hundred thousand firefighters in North America (Canada and the US). Of those, about 850,000 are volunteers. Trivia for the day.