9/26/06

A New Found Appreciation...

Things you don't realize about firefighting:
1) The hose weighs close to a million pounds.
2) Your mask is constantly fogging up.
3) You can't move your arms very fast.
4) The fire is still very hot with all of the garb.
5) You constantly hit your head because the helmet is so huge.
You can't look down so you're always tripping over pipes...
(ie. I tripped on that pipe right after the picture...and
see #3 and #5 for why I didn't catch myself and instead hit my head.)