LASKY'S ARTICLE
After
reading Lasky's article I believe that he was extremely accurate
about everything he brought up. As a whole this article just gets me
more excited for what lies ahead. I already volunteer at a fire
station and absolutely love every aspect of it. I live for the
adrenaline rushes that pulse through my body when the pagers go off
or the tones in the station sound and as of now I do all of my
responding for free. It baffles me to think that at some point I will
get paid to do what I now do for free.
It
is extremely easy to relate to Lasky's enthusiasm, motivation and
opinions throughout the article because I have had the opportunity to
become part of a volunteer fire department. I understand exactly what
he is talking about when the motivation just exists as soon as tones
are heard. It doesn't need to come from anywhere. You get up and go
purely because you look forward to the emergency situations
encountered day in and day out. Money is definitely not my motive for
this career field and it wasn't his either. This career field is
great in that you grow so much with the others around you and look
forward to the calls you get so that you can help out the fellow
people in your community to the best of your ability. It is a
phenomenal feeling knowing that you were able to be there for an
individual when they were at their absolute worst.
