FIREMANS PRAYER:"LORD, YOU KNOW WHAT LIES AHEAD OF ME THIS DAY.THE CALLS I WILL BE ASKED TO RESPOND TO, AND THOSE WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN SITUATIONS THEY NEVER IMAGINED AND SEE NO WAY OUT.FOR THEM I HUMBLY ASK THAT YOU WOULD SPEED ME ON WITH ATTENDING ANGELS AT MY SIDE GUIDING EVERY DECISION AND PROCEDURE.TO ALL WHO PLEAD AND THOSE WHO CANNOT,I PRAY TO BE A GOOD SAMARITAN AS THEY LOOK TO ME FOR HELP AND RESCUE.HELP ME TO SAVE AS MANY AS I CAN, AND SHOULD MINE BE THE LAST FACE THEY SEE , I PRAY THEY WILL HAVE LOOKED INTO EYES THAT REFLECTED YOUR LOVE FOR THEM."
A firefighter is a rescuer extensively trained in firefighting, primarily to extinguish hazardous fires that threaten life, property and the environment as well as to rescue people and animals from dangerous situations.
The complexity of modern, industrialized life has created an increase in the skills needed in firefighting technology. The fire service, also known in some countries as the fire brigade or fire department, is one of the three main emergency services. From urban areas to aboard ships, firefighters have become ubiquitous around the world.
The basic tasks of firefighters include: fire suppression, rescue, fire prevention, basic first aid, and investigations. Firefighting is further broken down into skills which include: size-up, extinguishing, ventilation, search and rescue, salvage, containment, mop up and overhaul.