In the fire service, one of the most enduring compliments that can be bestowed on a firefighter by another firefighter is that he is known as "a good firefighter." Fundamentally; this is meant to communicate that the individual is a skilled operator, that he knows his job and performs it incredibly well, particularly under pressure. I have known apparatus operators, for example, who have a reputation for being able to pull and maintain a draft from a heavy dew on the front lawn of a house and, while some reading this will characterize it as a gross exaggeration, being able to deliver water on a fire cannot possibly be overstated.
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