RESCUE 2
I'm not sure how many Rescue Units the FDNY has, but I'm sure glad they're around. These Rescue squads respond to fires in a large truck filled with gear that helps them tear through burning debris in order to locate and rescue people. That's right, they show up to go into fires not to put them out, but to go into them with an axe instead of a hose to save people.
Monday marks the fifth anniversary of the World Trade Center collapse. Nearly 400 New York City fire fighters lost their lives in collapse.
While the City's firemen have somehow been morphed into national heroes, I think it's important to put things into a more sober perspective.
The firemen who were called to the World Trade Center on Spetember 11, 2001 were responding to a fire alarm. Hundreds of firemen climbed the stairs of the two towers to put out a fire and rescue people along the way.
Their efforts along with many police officers, FDNY Paramedics, teachers who had to escort their children from schools at the foot of the WTC are testiment to the professionalism of New York City's municipal workers.
The point is that it didn't have to be a terrorist attack that day - - a fire is a fire and people will do what they have to to save lives. There's little need for flag-waving.
Monday marks the fifth anniversary of the World Trade Center collapse. Nearly 400 New York City fire fighters lost their lives in collapse.
While the City's firemen have somehow been morphed into national heroes, I think it's important to put things into a more sober perspective.
The firemen who were called to the World Trade Center on Spetember 11, 2001 were responding to a fire alarm. Hundreds of firemen climbed the stairs of the two towers to put out a fire and rescue people along the way.
Their efforts along with many police officers, FDNY Paramedics, teachers who had to escort their children from schools at the foot of the WTC are testiment to the professionalism of New York City's municipal workers.
The point is that it didn't have to be a terrorist attack that day - - a fire is a fire and people will do what they have to to save lives. There's little need for flag-waving.
posted by Runs With Scissors at 6:01 PM
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