24 Attention: you are not a hero if you are earning 80-100K a year plus pensions or 401K match to do a job (cop, fire fighter, or nurse). Blindly following orders and doing what you are paid to is not heroic. If we had volunteers, it would be different. posted 83 days ago by Johnthompson89 +24 / -0 3 comments share 3 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (3) sorted by: top new old worst ▲ 3 ▼ – deleted 3 points 83 days ago +3 / -0 ▲ 1 ▼ – deleted 1 point 83 days ago +1 / -0 ▲ 1 ▼ – dtm123 1 point 83 days ago +1 / -0 A majority of firefighter calls are medical related not fire but EMT is the first step to becoming a firefighter it makes sense they make more money because you have to be EMT certified before you can become a firefighter permalink save report block reply
A majority of firefighter calls are medical related not fire but EMT is the first step to becoming a firefighter it makes sense they make more money because you have to be EMT certified before you can become a firefighter