Many times we don’t make it, whichever the case. I’ve seen people collapse in front of my eyes, some severed limbs and other stuff. More often than not there is going to be people who don’t get out in one piece, or at all. I remember this one highway crash where one of the bodies ended up all squashed under a truck wheel… it was not a pretty sight.
If you want to get into saving lives, know you will see a lot of them lost. And it will not be pretty.
Edit: I only have thanks to everyone who upvoted and gave awards, and to the 50 comments, tbh, I don’t think I can answer them. Live, care for others. Don’t let the world get you down, life is hard, but it can also be better.
My old man started with my towns volunteer department when I was about 10. I always thought it was really cool and wanted to volunteer when I got older. I found it strange about a decade later when he started going to church, as he was never really a religious man. Couple years ago, when I moved to my forever home, I found a department that was still volunteer that I could join. Before I was able, man stopped me in the parking lot of a grocery store. I was driving my dad's hand me down truck and it still had all his ems stickers and even his dispatch number. This fellow and I talk for a good 45 minutes about how he used to volunteer and all of the mental health issues that go into it. After that I decided I'm not mentally cut out for that, and my dad's new found religiousity made a whole lot more sense. I wish I could help, but honestly I don't think I can do it.
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u/jery007 Aug 13 '21
Can you imagine being a firefighter who tries that but missed. Oh man, what a hell of a job