Originally Posted by
Cruz5350
Lucky you, well kinda due in part to you being with small departments. This has been a rough year for my father on Chicago's fire department, just last month two of his friends got burned up real bad; neither will return to work it seems. I remember so many times getting the call that my dad was hurt on the job it's amazing how many times he should have been killed. The pay coincides with how dangerous the job is, and flying just isn't as dangerous as going into a burning building.
Chicago must be tuff. Where I live most buildings are new. Real fires where a firefighter has to make entry into a building are rare. Most of the time it is old ladies who are having difficulty breathing and the occasional car crash. Yet they still make a fortune.
Whenever one does perish in the line of duty the entire state take pause. However when a pilot goes in flying medical samples know one notices. I would rather be the firefighter.
Skyhigh