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Comment by JASON RUNDHAUGEN on September 24, 2009 at 10:38pm - i live for fire and ems nothing will ever stop me from doing what i love!!!!!!
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Comment by Terry Smith on June 9, 2009 at 10:19pm - Oh ya, that "Passion Not A Job" group title say's it all! Sure, any pay is a plus; especially these days; but thats not the main reason you become a Volunteer Firefighter/First Responder. Its not the reason I was for 22+ years. It was just to help others out when they needed it. As a little kid I was saved many times; from the wrath of Mother Nature to my own stupidity. Our neighbor then, the Fire Chief, told me being a firefighter was my destiny. Turns out he was right. Guess I was just in training? :) I'm retired now, but still miss responding to call's. When it get's in your blood, its for life!
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Comment by Yooperdaddy on February 10, 2009 at 10:36am - Definetly a Passion, and my Passion rans deep.
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Comment by Dan Leach 45K6 on January 23, 2009 at 6:07pm - I have been a volunteer firefighter for almost 11 years with the Town of Elmore in Vermont. When I was little, being at a parade and see the fire trucks & ambulances go by. This gave me a life long dream to be a firefighter and even on the rescue squad. I joined Morristown Rescue when I was 19 and started driving for them. Please do not get me wrong I do not wish for someone to have the need for an ambulance or the fire department, however when the tone(s) go out and pager activates then there is pure passion & adrenalin rush. I know it sounds bad, the passion for firefighting for me is getting in the heat with an airpack on and doing a search then putting the fire out. Passion being on the rescue squad was getting the chance to again help people but in a different way, instead of putting out a fire we are putting a band aid on someone or something more of an emergency. Being on rescue you always see something new, sometimes you need to respond some place and know the patient. No one ever said this line of work "firefighting or rescue" is easy, matter a fact it is not. However that's where the passion really comes in, if you don't have the passion for what you are doing you may get hurt!!! If you have the passion for it then you are well trained and becareful on what is going on for you and your fellow firefighters or rescue personal!!! Please remember !!!!!!SAFETY FIRST!!!!!!
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Comment by becky kuchefski on July 11, 2008 at 12:24am - being in the fire service is a passion to me i would pick it over anything
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Comment by tonya keene on June 9, 2008 at 12:42pm - being in fire and ems is defently a passion to me and not just a job. i live my life for firefighting and rescue. just knowing that everyday i can help someone is a blessing to me.
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Comment by fourth horseman on June 2, 2008 at 2:52am - to define a volunteer is this to me. a person who has a love for the job, a pasion, and the drive to put famaly aside and volunteerly go out and put his or her life on the line to help others. to have the passion to do such athing the bravery and comrodity of voluters is one that can not be broken. not all have this drive, but to the people who have this drive wether paid or volunteer and do this job day in and day out, thank you. for we are a rare breed set apart from the rest.
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Comment by james on June 1, 2008 at 7:35am
- i would like to thank everyone for joining its apassion glad u could be a part of this with me
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Comment by Sierra on May 15, 2008 at 12:40pm - A passion for helping others truly is a gift. I could never forget the feeling of sheer happiness after knowing that you did all that you could for victims in accidents and fires. It truly is a blessing. :)
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Comment by yves rollin on March 29, 2008 at 4:53am - hey all my brother and sister i,m very proud to have a same passion of you all take care and be safe all my brother and sister from my another mother
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