The FDNY
There was a massive four alarm fire down the street from us today. A five story building was on fire and the roof collapsed, but no one was injured (that I am aware of). Levi and I ran down there to see the action and we stayed out in the cold (20 degrees) for about 45 minutes. It was so amazing to see the men and women of the FDNY descend on this fire and keep it under control. On top of that we saw them rescue families from the building on the second and fifth floors. Amazing stuff.
Fire fighters have a well deserved hero status in our society. When you see how big a fire like this can get and then all the fire fighters rushing in to put it out, you can only just stand there in awe. That's exactly what Levi and I did. Below is a picture I took of the rescue from the second floor of the building and the one to the left is a guy who was getting ready to get into the building.
2 comments:
Thanks for the cool pics! Firefighters are awesomely brave!
What's amazing about firefighters is their humility. I know some as acquaintances and have a family member who is retired from the FDNY - and never have I met a "show boat" type. And when you start talking to them about their job (you have to bring it up because they don't), you don't get a lot of details - just the facts. The minute praise is given to them you see the strong and confident become visibly uncomfortable. "Just doing my job." "Anyone else in the department would have done the same." Amazing.
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