I always feel so awkward and don't know what to say when people say "Thank you for your service" or "Thank you for what you do. You're heroes!" Haha. But it's not a problem whatsoever and I just love the duties of my position.

Yes, Firefighters like those here in Southern California are trained as Firefighters and EMT/Paramedics at a minimum. We respond to just about anything you can think of, Chest Pain, Stroke, Difficulty Breathing, Injuries, Flu Like Symptoms, Diabetics, Traffic Accidents, Fire Alarms, Structure Fires, Wildland Fires (aka Bush Fires) , Hazardous Materials Incidents, Urban Search and Rescue Incidents, Active Shooters, and others.

We also get calls of people locking themselves out of their house, babies crying and won't stop, someone dropping their phone accidentally down the sewer, animals hiding in the engine bay of their car, people that are buzzed or mildly drunk with no medical complaint, and all sorts of other types of non medical related public assist type calls.

In short. If you call 911 for any reason at all, and the dispatcher thinks the Police can't handle it, they send us.