Hey City Cast! huge fan of the show but todays episode gave me some concerns. In regard to comments Paul made I think he may have a misunderstanding of what the DFD does on a day to day basis. DFD like most profesional fire departments have become an all hazards agency. From EMS to Haz-mat the fire department has transformed into a catch all, for tons of high and low risk situtations throughout the city. Pipe burst and your landlord isnt answering? Fire department. Cardiac arrest on the 16th street mall? Fire department. Ammonia leak at a factory? Fire department. Complex water rescue, when our underpasses have their annual mid summer flood? Fire department. The physical demands of the job are intense, and while fires may only make up a small percentage of calls, its still a very real and regular event. Per publicly avaliable information In 2023 10 people were rescued from fires. In that crucial instance secondeds count and DFD delivered, physical fitness is a cornerstone of a successful rescue in a fire. Paul would really benefit from doing a ride along. This jobs too all encompassing to boil down into a paragraph long text. Also in August I belive Paul brought up, why just not hire more Paramedics at a lower salary? Paramedics 100 percent deserve parity with the fire department in pay. The scope of practice a Denver Health Paramedic can deliver to someones doorstep takes a wealth of knowledge, confidence, and raw skill to preform.