A Firefighter's Gift
Being a firefighter is more than red lights and sirens. It has been said that firefighting is a calling. I think it is more like a gift—a gift God gives us to make a difference in the lives of our brother/sister firefighters and the citizens we serve. It is being gifted by God with a big heart and a burning desire to help others, whether it be our coworkers, neighbors, or a total stranger.
Changing the outcome of a person's life in an emergency or non-emergency situation is the best feeling one could have. Firefighters are always putting others before themselves. Many other first responders and health care workers do as well. I just think God gives us the gift of giving; sadly, sometimes it is our lives. As we look at these photos of our fallen brothers, pause a few seconds and think about the many gifts they were given and how they shared them with us in the short period they were with us.
