Adam Ferrara
Adam Ferrara

Anytime I get to help the firefighters, I will. I'm real lucky to be in a position to help.

Ajit Pai
Ajit Pai

Whether it's police officers, firefighters, first responders, or 911 dispatchers, many dedicated Americans work long hours, and often in difficult conditions, to make sure that when someone's in need, they can help.

Alec Berg
Alec Berg

There's a reason there are 50,000 cop shows and firefighter shows: Watching them is cool.

B. J. Novak
B. J. Novak

I think a lot of writers spend years just getting up the courage to write because it seems like such a fantasy of a profession. My dad saved me all that time by making me think, 'Oh, anyone can be a writer. It's like being a firefighter or a lawyer.'

Barbara Mikulski
Barbara Mikulski

I'm so proud of Maryland's firefighters, risking their lives to protect others, but we need to protect our protectors with the best equipment training and resources.

Bill Dedman
Bill Dedman

With better gear, firefighters no longer surround and drown a fire - they go in.

Bill Dedman
Bill Dedman

Firefighters go where they're needed, sometimes ignoring the dangers even when no one is inside a burning building to be saved.

Bill Dedman
Bill Dedman

About 100 firefighters a year die in the line of duty in the U.S. Heart attacks on the job and vehicle accidents on the way to the fires account for about half. The other half are traumatic deaths while fighting fires.

Caroline Paul
Caroline Paul

Most people go to the office and sit at a desk. When firefighters go to the office, we might birth a baby in the morning, save a drowning surfer in the afternoon, and run into a fire at night. What could be more interesting than that?

Chad Gilbert
Chad Gilbert

My stepfather, Steve Mallonee, is a retired Miami Beach firefighter, loved and adored by many. After numerous years of heroic work, saving lives through fire and heavy smoke, he has developed a very fatal lunge disease called Pulmonary Fibrosis.