How do firemen save lives?

Answer 1

The brave men and women of our fire services save the lives of people and animals on a daily basis. It's their job, and we pay them to be at the ready. When they roll, they might be going out to do any one of a number of different evolutions that save lives. Let's look at some of them. Firemen are often called to the scene of auto accidents. Their knowledge and skill, both in extinguishing any blazes, extricating victims and providing emergency medical care are arguably the most vital and commonly sought after service they deliver. The same applies to explosions, building collapses and similar incidents. Medical aid is the most common reason we dial 911. And guess who they'll dispatch in a medical emergency. Yup, the fire department. We see firemen from specialty units within a department making all kinds of rescues. Whether its a white water rescue team getting someone out of a raging river, or another group rescuing an injured hiker or camper from rough terrain, they are giving their best to serve us. Removing cats and "adventurers" from trees is all in a day's work. Fireman seem to have myriad skills to get us "unstuck" and deliver medical care that minimizes "loss" in emergency situations. When a fire is raging, the fireman is there to pull people from structures, search for victims and provide medical care. Firefighters often perform a rescue and do searches at the same time they are seeking to suppress the fire. The fireman will do all in his power to keep a fire from claiming a life. Another way firemen help save lives is with those noisome fire inspections. They drop by to see if we have an extinguisher or extinguishers of the right size and type properly located within our workspaces. They warn of "clutter" or of the buildup of flammable or other hazardous materials. Many people are happy to see them leave, but they'd much rather be washing the engine than rolling to a business to put out a fire that could have been prevented. And that's aside from having to pull people who have been overcome by smoke or fumes out of a space. We love to have firemen come to schools or host a class at the station. By teaching youngsters about what they do, they can (hopefully) infect these kids with a desire to make their own homes and classrooms safer. Getting young people to at least think about personal and family emergency preparedness reduces the chances that they will have to resuscitate that child and/or a member of his family in an emergency. A fire investigator is like a ghost who haunts old fires. It is his job to insure the causes of the fire are understood, and that any action needed in the aftermath is taken. He will collect evidence at arsons and, with the aid of police, go after individuals who set fires. If he can prevent an arsonist from starting just one more fire, he is standing squarely between any possible victim who might have died in a future fire and the individual who wants to set it.