WHY DID YOU BECOME A FIREFIGHTER?
Perhaps the most frequently asked question throughout my career has been, "Why did you become a firefighter?"
When I was four years old, I told my parents that I wanted to be a "garbage truck" driver when I grew up. I was always fascinated each time the trash truck would drive in the alley behind our home. I ran to the fence and watched the men get out and hoist the cans up over the side of the truck. I liked trucks of all types, and I knew the men were strong. I wanted to be one of them when I grew up. I also realized they were helping people when they hauled away the trash.
When I was five years old, I saw a fire truck during a fire drill at my elementary school. From that point on, I wanted to be a "fireman" as they were called then. My desire to become a firefighter never faded. I consider myself very fortunate that my childhood dream came true.