My uncle was a firefighter in Racine, WI (between Chicago and Milwaukee) He enjoyed it and would say - oh its great! I get to break down someones door with an ax, walk in - destroy everything in sight and spray a high pressure hose all around, and they thank me for it!! and I don't even clean up! - Then again the job wore him out and made him lose his trust in people. He always talked about seeing the negative side of society and people at their worst, When I visited him one summer he was giving me a tour of the station with they got called out to a shooting where a 10 year old accidentally shot his friend in the back seat of their car while their mother was getting grocerys He talks about how he "locks up" in big crowds and I can't blame him for it after all his dealings with societys ills. So yeah - pro's AND cons.