They made it to the 78th floor in 40 minutes. Full gear. They were going up when normal people were wanting out. They are true American heroes. Thank you.
As a first responder myself I want to completley agree but theres a reason athletes get paid so much, even if people think it's too much. Arguing that athletes are over paid hinges close to leftist communist territory. The market dictates athlete salaries based off of competition and the value they add in terms of entertainment and money that brings. First responders unfortunately don't bring money in. But we don't do our jobs to earn that amount of money and am satisfied with my pay
Yeah, there are (were?) some great heroic athletes, such as Michael Jordan. (If I'm not mistaken.) Cool dudes who broke their backs to get to where they're at and inspired others to rise with them.
I’m guessing your era, the athlete of today pays a fee to a PR firm to handle it. All he does show up as requested and cut a check for his charitable tax deductibility ............
It wasn't just that they made it to the 78th in 40 minutes. They did it in smoke filled stairwells while knowing fire and destruction was their destination.
NFL players run out of bounds to avoid being hit by a man.
The fire fighters ran towards death to save others, not a man but literal death - flames, destruction.
I didn't appreciate the level of athleticism that takes until I moved into my new apartment building. I'll take the stairs up the 15 floors every now and then, and even that's a workout. I can't imagine 78 floors, in all of that gear, and the circumstances at hand.
Firefighters, cops, combat arms military, they’re all athletes. Just very, very poorly paid in comparison to sportsball athletes. Shows where our priorities are as a society I guess
Also, I’ve heard the terms ‘occupational athletes‘ thrown around for firefighters and cops, and ‘tactical athletes’ for SWAT-type police and combat troops. Regular line infantry work was hard enough for me, but hearing stories of Delta operators climbing/jumping up between the balconies of Iraqi high rises to raid a target is just mind boggling. Same with the firefighters on 9/11. That’s some Olympic-level athleticism right there
Have any improvements been made for high rises in terms of fire safety? Making firefighters climb so many flights of stairs not only means less time to fight the fire as people die, but also they will be completely worn out when getting there.
Or do firefighters still need to climb stairs when going up a tall building to fight a fire? Most buildings disable elevators as soon as there is a fire.
They made it to the 78th floor in 40 minutes. Full gear. They were going up when normal people were wanting out. They are true American heroes. Thank you.
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Only the ones that criticise the real heroes. Just because they're an athlete, shouldn't immediately condemn them
Athletes are overpaid. First responders are underpaid.
As a first responder myself I want to completley agree but theres a reason athletes get paid so much, even if people think it's too much. Arguing that athletes are over paid hinges close to leftist communist territory. The market dictates athlete salaries based off of competition and the value they add in terms of entertainment and money that brings. First responders unfortunately don't bring money in. But we don't do our jobs to earn that amount of money and am satisfied with my pay
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Yeah, there are (were?) some great heroic athletes, such as Michael Jordan. (If I'm not mistaken.) Cool dudes who broke their backs to get to where they're at and inspired others to rise with them.
I’m guessing your era, the athlete of today pays a fee to a PR firm to handle it. All he does show up as requested and cut a check for his charitable tax deductibility ............
It wasn't just that they made it to the 78th in 40 minutes. They did it in smoke filled stairwells while knowing fire and destruction was their destination.
NFL players run out of bounds to avoid being hit by a man.
The fire fighters ran towards death to save others, not a man but literal death - flames, destruction.
........ wimpy players = louzy product
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God Bless them.
I didn't appreciate the level of athleticism that takes until I moved into my new apartment building. I'll take the stairs up the 15 floors every now and then, and even that's a workout. I can't imagine 78 floors, in all of that gear, and the circumstances at hand.
Firefighters, cops, combat arms military, they’re all athletes. Just very, very poorly paid in comparison to sportsball athletes. Shows where our priorities are as a society I guess
Also, I’ve heard the terms ‘occupational athletes‘ thrown around for firefighters and cops, and ‘tactical athletes’ for SWAT-type police and combat troops. Regular line infantry work was hard enough for me, but hearing stories of Delta operators climbing/jumping up between the balconies of Iraqi high rises to raid a target is just mind boggling. Same with the firefighters on 9/11. That’s some Olympic-level athleticism right there
Adrenaline is also a hell of a chemical- these guys were redlining their bodies “engine” before even arriving on-scene to this terrifying calamity
As a firefighter, I think about all those stairs in gear/equipment and it seems crazy to think about.
Me too, I do Brushland/Wildland fires, and I can flap all day - I know couldn't this kind of trek. Just amazing.
Have any improvements been made for high rises in terms of fire safety? Making firefighters climb so many flights of stairs not only means less time to fight the fire as people die, but also they will be completely worn out when getting there.
Or do firefighters still need to climb stairs when going up a tall building to fight a fire? Most buildings disable elevators as soon as there is a fire.
the planning and preparedness plans have greatly increased and the construction too probably
There's not much you can do. Stairwells have a minimum width. But at the end of the day you can't rely on elevators or you end up trapped in an oven.