Douglas Gantenbein calls bullshit on the notion of firefighters as heroes: “Of course there are hazards, and about 100 firefighters die each year. But firefighting doesn't make the Department of Labor's 2002 list of the 10 most dangerous jobs in America. Loggers top that one, followed by commercial fishermen in the No. 2 spot, and general-aviation commercial pilots (crop dusters and the like) at No. 3. Firefighting trails truck-driving (No. 10) in its risks. Pizza delivery drivers (No. 5) have more dangerous jobs than firefighters, statistically speaking.”
That's a complaint my dad has, as a representative for a forestry union. More forest workers die than, say, police officers while on the job, but forestry workers don't get parades when a co-worker dies. (I say police officers because it doesn't seem like firefighters are as likely to get parades in Canada.) I'm not sure that forest workers want a parade for when their co-workers die. A funeral usually suffices, and my dad has to attend too many of them.
the diffrence is
Anonymous — Tue, 2006-03-28 12:46the diffrence is firefighting is always going to be dangerous till they discover a new way of doing it being a forester is only dangerous if you are unskilled and dont have a skvy wat ure doing !!!!! twit
you idiot !!!!!!!!!!!!!! the
Anonymous — Tue, 2006-03-28 06:18you idiot !!!!!!!!!!!!!! the next time you need your ass saved from a burning fire we will send in civillians and see just how keen they are to die saving a total plonkers ass
you are really stupid
Anonymous — Wed, 2006-02-22 05:20you are really stupid firefighter are heroes and their job is 999,999,999, more harder than sitting on the couch and eating chips like you.
Douglas you are so stupid it
Anonymous — Wed, 2006-02-22 05:17Douglas you are so stupid it is unreal! Firefighters are heroes if it wasn't for them whole cityies would burn down. My dad is a firefighter, and i know he is a hero and so is every other firefighter