“Firemen are going to get killed. When they join the department they face that fact. When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work. They were not thinking of getting killed when they went where death lurked. They went there to put the fire out, and got killed. Firefighters do not regard themselves as heroes because they do what the business requires.”
— Chief Edward F. Croker, FDNY,
speaking upon the death of four firefighters in February of 1908
“If Prometheus was worthy of the wrath of heaven for kindling the first fire upon earth, how ought all the gods honor the men who make it their professional business to put it out”
— John Godfrey Saxe, (American journalist) circa 1850
In praise and profound gratitude to the Boston Firefighters and their families who worry and wait in the night.
God bless the men and women who put their lives on the line for our safety.
And all those who put themselves at risk to help others, professionally or not.
BTW, does anyone know if they were able to safely get all of the animals out of the Continental Shoppe?
We often overlook the police, fire and medical personnel who keep us safe.
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Thoughts and prayers to these brave men and women.