I made this video in honor of my brother. He's been a firefighter since he was in high school and I'm so proud of him. He's a great firefighter and he is definitely one of my heroes.
I must say, I've never heard of a person hating firefighters, paid or unpaid. Since I live really close to NYC, I've met people who complain about paid firefighters which to me is just ridiculous. People seem to think "well I haven't had to be pulled out of a fire yet so, why should they have to be paid?" Personally, I think there should be no such thing as a volunteer firefighter, I understand why people do it but anyone who risks their lives for others should be compensated and appreciated.
Im a Volunteer FIreFighter and knowing that what i do is to help people and i risk my life to do so is what motivates me to keep doing it. Stay safe to all my fellow brothers and sisters on the job!
I love all the wonderful comments on this video! All of you firefighters, EMS, EMTs, paramedics, etc are true heroes and are forever appreciated! I just wanted to say that as of six months to a year ago, my brother (who I made this video for and about) was promoted to Fire Captain! I am so very proud of him and he is truly amazing! I just thought I would say so!
Volunteer from Coaldale, Pennsylvania. District 40. God bless the fellow brothers and sisters that commented. Especially all the ones from pennsylvania.
That's totally awesome! I'm very close to a firefighter, we met a year ago now. He never once has complained about anything other than being broke and working tons of overtime to make ends meet. But he wouldn't do anything else. I am disgusted at how little you all are paid to save lives and run into not out of danger of all kinds. Stay safe!
Good for you. My father was a professional firefighter before I was born, and he was the inspiration for me becoming a firefighter. That was many years ago. One of our sons became a firefighter for several years, and is now a police officer/K-9 offficer/arson investigator. He has made me very proud (as all of our children have) as I hope I did my father, who died in February at the age of 89. I am now a disabled fire Lieutenant-medic & LPN. I wish I could still work, but I cannot. I miss it.
im about to be a firefighter also, he is a hero, to you me and everyone, and one day im going to be. God bless him for running into places when people are running out
I am now proud to call myself a volunteer firefighter in my area. I just recently graduated from fire school. I want to pursue this as a career now. Ive never thought id like it so much. Everytime that siren goes. It gets my adrenaline going. I love to help pple in time of tragedy. Even if it means dieing. People say ur just a volunteer. My answer is yes i am but i treat this as a job cuz its all im interested in. If u think its easy u should sign up. Bet u will change ur mind after training.
we were out on a med call for one of our owns mom and her neighbor was one of our regulars for OD, and he finally straitened out after he almost died and came up to us and couldnt thank us enough for workin on him all the time and saving his life, thats the best kinda pay. you feel super good knowing that person is alive from something you did
You know, i have so much respect for these guys, they dedicate their lives trying to save complete strangers even risking their own lives. You guys have my respect all the way xoxoxo
My husband is a fire fighter...thank you so much for this video..and i was to personally thank all firefighter paid or not paid..thank you for your service each and everyday
I'm both military and fire fighter/emt and i'm called a hero by alot of people. By definition a hero is "A person who is admired for courage or noble qualities." It takes alot of courage to turn off your common sense and run into a building you know could collapse. To all my brothers and sister in uniform, God Bless and Stay Safe
What kind of heartless person dislikes this video. You see heros every day weather it be a fire fighter, police man, military, or even mom or dad. this video makes me respect all peace keeping people. thank you and your brother for being such great people.
my husband been a firefighter for 10yrs and he goes out fighter fire every day i support him all the way he has put out a lot of bad fire but i do worry about him i love what he does and so does he i had a few video;s for him and i was thinking about putting it on you tube GOD BLESS ALL THE FIREFIGHTER OUT THERE
I wish all parents were like you! I have countless friends at my volunteer house that quit because their parents cant give them the respect that they deserve! bugs the hell outta me. being in the fire department brotherhood/sisterhood is one of the greatest things in the world. thank you for supporting your son!
Love the video!!! Thanks to you who put it together and thanks to your brother for his service. I could say I am a proud Mama of a lady firefighter she volunteers in our small town that swells to close to a million in summer. She is a red head too...so are three of the five women on the dept.. :) God bless all those who protect us everyday!!
On the line for others. Whether it be to save someone's life, protecting our freedoms or performing jobs in dangerous trades. And one last thing, most firefighters are volunteers, they are not even paid and they still risk their lives. Which discredits your "stats" on dangerous jobs as volunteer deaths are not accounted for. God bless all of our heroes, those in uniforms and blue collars.
my dad is a FF and Ex-chief and the current LT. of our TL out here in Long beach NY...im also a FF 5years and loving every second of it...love the guys and gals that do this...I would risk my life just to save theirs
***** hope your are enjoying the volunteer work, I've been a paid per call volunteer for almost 10 years now here in north berwick, and I love every second of it
Good for you!! I have 2 Firefighters/First Resp. Sons. Up in the middle of night, and go! Icy cold/blazing hot or sick they go! And still get up for work! Those of you who smart off? Remember it when YOU need them, you call them and regardless of your attitude they will save you, your family and your STUFF over themselves!
this is a great video i been a firefighter for 9 years now and i been burt n hurt and yea my girl gets on me from time to time but i can not see my self doing anything else. When you love wat you do it is not a job or a career it is a way of life. And to all my brithers out there stay strong and keep in mind anything can happen in a second.
i am proud to be a fire fighter and help people in need...not for the thanks...but to help my fellow man and to all you other fireman out their be safe!! and remember the Fire Fighters prayer :D
@Jessica Davis I hope you realize that saying "He is a good firefighter" is by far, the greatest compliment a firefighter can receive. I hope you tell your brother that to his face, it would mean a lot. trust me, im a part of the brotherhood/sisterhood of firefighters, receiving a compliment such as that is one of the greatest memories of a firefighters career.
I'm 15 my dad is the chief at Lorraine volunteer Fire Dept. I am on the grass and wreck squad. My mom is also on the dept. I am at the station every call I carry a pager in school. I understand what this means to everyone. Thank you for all your service and I hope that you are thankful for me and my families service.
I'm also a volunteer, I get picked on at school for being one...they have no idea what its like to be in my shoes. Anytime they say something I tell them "ok well give me your number and I'll call you for the next fire or body recovery and put you to work in the middle of summer with 70+ lbs of gear" and they don't say much after that.
My boyfriend has been a firefighter since he was my age. He has been in the fire department for 5 years now. He is 21 and i could not be more proud of him. I love him to death and that boy is my hero.
Thats awesome you said that! Im a vollie and some guys at work ask me ''when are you gonna be a real ff. I reply, its all the same, we all risk our own life for people like you, paid or not.'' It always goes quiet unless someone else has something to say.
I haven't checked the comments on here in so long but thank you all for the wonderful comments! All the firefighters out there deserve the highest praise and to those you you that commented and are firefighters yourself, my respect goes out to you! Keep up the great job! You all are amazing and should be extremely proud of yourselves!
Hey brother, I'm a Vollie too! The only difference between a family that stays in a station and one that runs to it when tones go off is response time. Any person who argues otherwise is just to narrow minded and haven't been in our boots.
Great video. We used this song in my Florida Minimum Standards class video. Never thought of ourselves as heroes, just ordinary people helping out in extraordinary situations. Guess that does make us heroes!
be proud of ur brother i kno wat its like my dads a chief of a dept i got 3 cousins on other depts my whole family is built with the firefighter blood so i wasnt suprised when i ended up on Patoka/ White River VFD its a great experiance and there are rough times we have all lost friends but the fact that we keep goin day after day call after call it really shows how deeply we feel about our job and all the lives we save BE SAFE r.i.p. J Tighe
people hate firefighters because they just don't understand what you guys do . my mom is a firefighter i am proud of all firefighters. Rember Brotherhood and Sisterhood means it
The firefighter in this video is trained in wildland firefighting as well as many other firefighting/rescue techniques. He is part of the Rapid Intervention Team in his fire department. For those who don't know what the RIT team does...they run into burning buildings after everyone else is ordered out - when a fellow firefighter or civilian is trapped. Additionally, he was just elected assistant chief of his unit... As a parent, I worry about his safety but I am also very, very proud of him!
to Hobbitchoker, there is always someone who is going to say somrthing to the fact of us firefighters being egotistical, thats bc they arent aware of the things that we see and hav eto deal with on a daily basis to help others. in my opinion you handlede that situation perfectly!
im in the marines, at MOS school right now. just chillin in the barracks watchin videos of what imma start training for as soon as i get home. my mom asked me if i had a death wish haha
To all that try to differentiate between volunteer and paid firefighters....don't. The only difference between the two is the area they live in and whether said area is willing to pay the money to maintain a full time department. I have served in both capacities and loved it no matter what. Yes, there are those that have differing views towards one or the other, but we are all brothers regardless.
all firefighters have tough jobs ik i live in a small town and im on the fire company and we r constantly bein claaed out to fires or accidents or false alarms but i tough it out and stick with it lets go firefighters
without them, we all be screwed. God bless them and might as well add me to the mix cause this is what I'm in college for at this time. Can't wait to be a "probie" lol
im very close to a volunteer firefighter at the moment he means the world to me he is my hero thats for sure, as im typing this hes at the station right now cvfd #14 MY HERO
Ask any logger who has the harder, more dangerous job. Wildland firefighting is considered the most physically demanding job in the United States. Firefighters simply overcome this with training, and a rank based system of tree size that you can fall based on experience. Both exist only barely in commercial tree harvesting. Shit, before they let you saw you have to be a sawyers assistant for a year. That's how seriously safety is taken, and that's why firefighters are so good at their jobs.
Nick .S im also a firefighter from Exeter township but in Luzerne county Pa , village of harding . Tanker 229-1 Tanker 229-2 Rescue 229 Engine 229 and Brush 229
i am 16 and i want to be a firefighter more then I've ever wanted anything before. i know the risks and all that stuff, but when ever i think about it my heart just races. i would like to thank all firefighters, police, emts, ems, paramedics, and soldiers. my heart goes out to all family of all the fallen "angels" ps. any information will help me please if you can?
here are volunteers also fully staff so if we die here we also get a worthy funeral. i'm in the family for 4 years now as volunteer. specialism : SAR diver. i know that the trainings are havy and now i burned my lungs with chemical vapours i will even be out of the running for at least 2 years. till i'm good enough again. so i love your video i have showned it at the barn and you have got some more likes :D thanks
nice vid,same thing here my brother is 19 just got captain and even though he is mean most of the time he still is who i look up to... Justin Deyber Jr. Firefighter (engine company 33) beaver county Pa
Very cool. Often we Thank only the Military - when First Responders - are our civilian warriors. Thank you for your service.. Thank you and know I care that you survive. God Bless you all!
cool video i made one with the same music to honor our troops an i am a injured/retired fire fighter my self and i'll be the first to say that the hero's are in combat cause i'm no hero just a person who love's to help others in there time of need
@jeszikaLD The REAL heroes are all these guys! They saved my life in '87. No NFL, NBA or Tiger Woods "hero" held my head while I was bleeding out....THESE guys did and they brought me back and got me to the hospital! I'd rather pay them the millions...because they'd damn sure be worth every penny!
Very cool. Often we Thank only the Military - when First Responders - are our civilian warriors. Thank you for your service.. My Hoo Ra - channel is coregoddess. Thank you and know I care that you survive. God Bless you all!
@jeszikaLD god bless your brother and all his firefighter brothers and sisters! I hope my sister's are as proud as i am when i become a firefighter in may!
