Fireman's Prayer

 

When I am called to duty, God... Where ever flames may rage... Give me the strength to save some life... Whatever be its age... Help me embrace a little child... Before it is to late... Or save an older person from... The horror of that fate... Enable me to be alert... And hear the weakest shout... And quickly and efficiently to put the fire out... I want to fill my calling and... To give the best in me... To guard my every neighbor and protect his property... And if according to your will... I have to give my life... Please bless with your protecting hand... MY CHILDREN AND MY WIFE. --Author Unknown

 

WHAT IS A PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTER? The mere fact that you are a firefighter - paid, industrial, institutional, or volunteer in no way makes you a professional. You become a professional firefighter only when you exhibit the knowledge, attitude, skill, and habits that have been honed to the highest degree of education, training, experiences, and love for your profession. The Example and conduct you display at the scene, will always be the only yardstick by which your peers and the people you serve can judge you, and the organization you represent. That judgment will form the opinion of each and every person with you and your organization, and that judgment will precede you in the form of your reputation as a "PROFESSIONAL"