Passion vs. paycheck

摘要

I have met a wide variety of firefighters during my 30 years in the fire service. I served the vast majority of that time with a volunteer department and the last few years as a career firefighter in a combination department. I was a volunteer in the Northeast and am now a have joined or been assigned to. It has been my experience that passionate firefighters are what the fire service needs. They strive to do a good job. They strive for promotion. They strive for a desired position. They advance themselves however they can, not to satisfy their egos but because they are totally absorbed in their profession. They project a professional image that reflects greatly on their department as well as on their chosen profession.