“We provide a faceless, nameless service to a community that rarely knows how much they need us…. Ten mornings a month (he) rose before the sun, kissed his sleeping family goodbye, and made the drive to his second home. He exercised, trained himself and his crew, he laughed, he sulked, and he handled tedious projects. . . . I provide a faceless, nameless service to a community that rarely knows how much they need me. If I am called from a sound sleep to sacrifice my life attempting to save the life or property of someone I do not know, I will do so without regret.”
-The life of a firefighter as published in the book The Heart Behind the Hero by Firefighter Jon McDuffie