Firefighters never die, they just burn forever in the hearts of the people whose lives they saved.
– Susan Murphree
To me, there’s only 5 real jobs in America: Police Officers, Teachers, Firefighters, Doctors, and the Military Service.
– Charles Barkely
Let no man’s ghost return to say his training let him down.
– Firefighters Saying
My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place – police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.
– Sidney Sheldon
You might be a firefighter if you’ve ever smoked and there wasn’t a cigarette in sight.
Firefighters are the ones who keep the fire at bay and the hope alive.
You might be a fireman if you’ve ever said, “she’s hot tonight” and not been talking about a girl.
I have no ambition in this world but one, and that is to be a fireman. The position may, in the eyes of some, appear to be a lowly one; but we who know the work which the fireman has to do believe that his is a noble calling. Our proudest moment is to save lives.
– Edward F. Croker
Firefighters are the true definition of bravery, running towards danger while others run away.
Police officers, firefighters, EMTs – they are all out there every single day – literally just a phone call away for anyone who needs them.
– Doreen Cronin
Firefighters are the ones who are always ready to put out the fire and light up the hope.
If you think it’s tough being a firefighter, try being a firefighter’s wife.
Seems to me the basic conflict between men and women, sexually, is that men are like firemen. To men, sex is an emergency, and no matter what we’re doing we can be ready in two minutes. Women, on the other hand, are like fire. They’re very exciting, but the conditions have to be exactly right for it to occur.
– Jerry Seinfeld
Firefighters are the ones who are always willing to risk everything to save someone else.
You have to do something in your life that is honorable and not cowardly if you are to live in peace with yourself, and for the firefighter it is fire.
– Larry Brown
When the experts panic, they call the fire department.
Becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It’s learning how to control your fear, & how to be free from it, that’s the point. Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.
– Francis Quarles
Fight till the last gasp.
– William Shakespeare
A good firefighter knows how, an educated firefighter knows why.
– Chris Walker
The funny thing about firemen is, night and day, they are always firemen.
– Gregory Widen
Man is the only creature that dares to light a fire and live with it. The reason? Because he alone has learned to put it out.
– H.J Vandyke
All men are created equal, then a few become firemen.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Firefighters are the shining examples of selflessness, putting their own lives at risk to save others.
The hero is commonly the simplest and obscurest of men.
– Henry David Thoreau
But sound aloud the praises, and give the victor-crown
To our noble-hearted Firemen, who fear not danger’s frown.
– Frederic G.W. Fenn
Have cognition before ignition.
Firefighters save hearts and homes.
Firefighters are some of the most selfless public servants you will ever encounter.
– Denis Leary
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
– Maya Angelou
Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they’ve stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments.
– Kevin Costner
Our firefighters are our last line of defense, baby.
– Jack Scalia
Firefighters are the protectors of our homes, and the defenders of our communities.
Hug a firefighter and feel warm all over.
That’s the life, being a fireman. It sure beats being a ballplayer. I’d rather be a fireman.
– Ted Williams
When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work.
– Edward F. Croker
Firefighters are the unsung heroes of our communities, who sacrifice so much to keep us safe.
Firefighting – one of the few professions left that still makes house calls.
Firefighters don’t go on strike.
– Denis Leary
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.
– Luke Perry
If Prometheus was worthy of the wrath of heaven for kindling the first fire upon earth, how ought all the gods honor the men who make it their professional business to put it out?
– John Godfrey Saxe
Firemen: your worst day is our everyday.
– Michael Perry
I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
– Christopher Reeve
What you call a hero, I call just doing my job.
“Safety First” is “Safety Always.”
– Charles M. Hayes
Firefighting is all about ass – busting ours to save yours.
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
– Joseph Campbell
Saving lives through training
– Chief Richard Collins
Firefighters go where they’re needed, sometimes ignoring the dangers even when no one is inside a burning building to be saved.
– Bill Dedman
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.
– Thucydides
The hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.
– Andrew Bernstein
When you have secured an area, don’t forget to tell the fire.
Virtually every society that survived did so by socializing its sons to be disposable. Disposable in war; disposable in work. We need warriors and volunteer firefighters, so we label these men heroes.
– Warren Farrell
You might be a firefighter if your kids are afraid to get into water fights with you.
I can think of no more stirring symbol of man’s humanity to man than a fire engine.
– Kurt Vonnegut
You know you’re a firefighter when you really think that rusty old hydrant looks good in the garden.
Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.
– Baltasar Gracian
Anytime I get to help the firefighters, I will. I’m real lucky to be in a position to help.
– Adam Ferrara
If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight?
– George Carlin
Every day they put themselves at risk but they also do a very good job. I also have to admit that they are very hot.
You might be a firefighter if “climbing the corporate ladder” has nothing to do with career advancement.
You might be a firefighter if you had to extricate someone by cutting the car doors off on one side and realized there was nothing wrong with the doors on the other side.
With better gear, firefighters no longer surround and drown a fire – they go in.
– Bill Dedman
Firefighters are hot stuff!
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.
– Carl Levin
Volunteer firemen do it for free!
True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow. That’s what courage is.
– General Norman Schwarzkopf
If the smoke is moving faster than you can, you have been warned!
You might be a firefighter if the microwave goes off and you run out of the house thinking it was your pager.