Posted: 1/24/2010 10:34:57 PM EDT
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Today was bad. I don't know how full-time first responders can deal with the sadness. I am a volunteer firefighter in a very rural district and this morning while we were extracting a fatally injured young man from his car the family arrived on scene.
My respect to those who deal with tragedies on a daily basis. Hug your kids. |
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one of the reasons i gave up my dream of becoming a fire fighter. i don't think i could ever deal with that on a daily basis. Had a one vehicle mva today, roll over with extrication. I am praying I won't ever get a fatal, much less with a child so I suspect as I progress through the years it will occur.  only been at it a few months. This is the real moment that the squirrels and fire fighters are seperated, they usually do not roll on such bad calls and even so only the true ffs stick it out.
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Quoted: one of the reasons i gave up my dream of becoming a fire fighter. i don't think i could ever deal with that on a daily basis. Firefighter was ok. First responder killed it for me. Found a baby seat and spent the next 2 hours looking for most of baby after the mom hit some black ice at 3 am. Done. |
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Not numb, its a job.
You have to put it out of your mind and just do it. Focus on trying to save the life. Trust me, this job is not for everyone. Ive been doing this for 6 years and it doesnt get any easier. This is also the reason we joke about things that would make others cry or puke, its our way of getting it out. With that being said, if you see firefighters or ems personnel doing something like laughing or joking around about something leave us alone, like I said its our way of getting it out. We keep it in private but sometimes people hear things and assume were the worst people in the world. Im a Deputy Chief for my Volunteer dept and a full time firefighter/emt with a city dept that runs an ambulance so I have seen somethings that I hope to never see again, but the brotherhood is what helps us out. |
