Firefighting Firefighting is a fulfilling career because you can protect your community. “I have no other ambition in this world except one, and that is to become a firefighter. The position may, in the eyes of some, seem humble; but we who know the work that the firefighter has to do believe that his is a noble vocation. Our proudest moment is saving lives” (http://en.thinkexist.com/quotation/i-have-no-ambition-in-this-world-but-one-and-that/821652.html ). I'm trying to become a successful firefighter. A firefighter is someone trained to extinguish dangerous fires and rescue people from dangerous situations. Not only do firefighters battle fires of all shapes and sizes, they also provide life-saving medical care to citizens prior to hospital treatment. Without them the United States would be in absolute chaos. If your home caught fire and you did not have access to firefighters, all of your belongings would most likely be destroyed and you could even lose your life to the toxic smoke from the fire. This country would be hell without firefighters. I'm interested in being a firefighter because when I was younger a fire lieutenant named Jeff Freeman cut my hair every week. It showed me that money is a good thing but it shouldn't be the only reason you want to do a specific job. It inspired me to become a firefighter because I would spend a lot of time at the fire station and I loved the work environment because when firefighters aren't taking calls they have a multitude of things to do. Like working out, cooking, watching TV, playing games, and washing trucks. Mr. Freeman also inspired me by sharing his experiences with me and my brother. Some of them were brutal, some were not, but all of them... middle of paper... of the most populated and economically important American cities. The Chicago Fire Department had a crew of 185 firefighters with only 17 horse-drawn steam engines to protect the entire city. The fire department's initial response was swift, but a watchman named Matthias Schaffer made a mistake and sent firefighters to the wrong location, allowing the fire to spread. Firefighters were tired from battling several small fires and one large fire in the previous week. These components combined to turn a small barn fire into a stupendous fire in just a few hours. There were 100,000 people left homeless. 120 bodies were recovered, but the death toll may have been as high as 300. The county medical examiner speculated that an accurate count was impossible considering that some victims may have drowned or been incinerated leaving no body remains..