When I was a fireman I was in a lot of burning buildings. It was a great job, the only job I ever had that compares with the thrill of acting.
Walter Mayer was a hero at a Salvation Army home fire in Cincinnati.
A lot of small towns in Texas have only volunteer fire departments. And even though they're called volunteer fire departments, they are usually very professional and have great training and usually have good equipment.
I've had tons of odd jobs, but I think that I would probably be a fireman because you get to see the results of your job. You get there and there is a house on fire. You leave and there's not a fire anymore.
When you fight fires for a few seasons, you know what to expect. Your heart doesn't race as much as it did.
Firefighters are essential to the safety and security of our local communities. We owe it to these men and women to provide them with better training and equipment so they can do their jobs more effectively and safely.
I try to keep at least one or two of my firesuit designs every year.
Most people don't know how underpaid and often ill-equipped urban fire departments are across North America.
Most people go to the office and sit at a desk. When firefighters go to the office, we might birth a baby in the morning, save a drowning surfer in the afternoon, and run into a fire at night. What could be more interesting than that?
I did ride-alongs and did some firefighter training at the Chicago Fire Academy.
Our firefighters are our last line of defense, baby.
Delaware's firefighters put their lives in jeopardy every day in an effort to keep families safe.
I'm like a fireman. When I go out on a call, I want to put out a big fire, I don't want to put out a fire in a dumpster.
I'm so proud of Maryland's firefighters, risking their lives to protect others, but we need to protect our protectors with the best equipment training and resources.
Firefighting inherently is a dangerous occupation.
I support firefighters.
I would have liked to have been a pro firefighter.
I used to think I'd like to be a fireman - in fact, I still would - and the only drawback I could see was coming back to the firehouse, after a day of fighting fires, and still having to put in an eight-hour day writing.
