Do You Own or Rent the Job?

摘要

Let's begin by discussing what pride and ownership represent in the first place. Often, you'll hear people throughout the fire service refer to a couple of words as bad for the business. An example is the word tradition; there are those who don't like the word. They feel that it represents those who are unsafe and those who refuse to embrace a progressive attitude. Again, they believe that the word is bad for business, bad for the fire service. And, we all agree with that view when it comes to doing things that get our people hurt or killed. That is bad for business. But for me, I like the word tradition when it is associated with those who have dedicated themselves to lives of selflessness. To lives of serving others. I like that version, very much so.