Sichuan Firefighters

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On Monday, in Sìchuān [四川], a region renowned for spice, pandas and Kung Pao chicken, around thirty firefighters were killed. A huge forest fire engulfed them – and none could escape the path of the fireball. 700 brave firefighters had been trying to control the fire for several days. Sichuan is home to Manchester City’s new partnerclub Sìchuān Jiǔniú [四川九牛] who play in the provincial capital of Chengdu. I’ve grown up on a diet of London’s Burning, the TV show, famous for portraying the hardwork and lifestyles of firefighters. I almost became a firefighter myself, but instead, opted to go to university instead. I have firefighter friends. Around 343 fatalities from the 2,996 deaths on ro around September 11th, 2001 were those of the New York Fire & Rescue Services. Firefighters occupy a community of selflessness and put themselves between dangers and the everyday soul trying to survive. Some pay that ultimate sacrifice. On top of that, their mental health is affected and levels of suicide is higher amongst them than the general populous. Firefighters who faced the Grenfell disaster or other such tragic emergencies will surely lose a piece of themselves.

Carry on reading my thoughts.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Awful news.

Every emergency worker,the world wide,deserves our upmost respect for their dedication,bravery and their commitment.

R.I.P all.

 

[Magicpole]

Tragic. I endorse the respect all people who put their lives on the line for us all should receive.

 

[Summerbuzz]

This is a very sad story. I had an uncle in the Fire Service, and a cousin - the cousin left because he could not live with seeing the things he saw on a regular basis.

If anyone has any interest in the sorts of challenges, culture and comradeship that Firefighters share, I'd strongly recommend the documentary 9/11, which began life as a film documenting life in a typical NY Fire Station, and took on a new level of significance on that fateful day.

Only The Brave, a movie based on real-life events involving a tight-knit crew of specialist forest-firefighters, is also very highly recommended.

 

[Blue Maverick]

On Monday, in Sìchuān [四川], a region renowned for spice, pandas and Kung Pao chicken, around thirty firefighters were killed. A huge forest fire engulfed them – and none could escape the path of the fireball. 700 brave firefighters had been trying to control the fire for several days. Sichuan is home to Manchester City’s new partnerclub Sìchuān Jiǔniú [四川九牛] who play in the provincial capital of Chengdu. I’ve grown up on a diet of London’s Burning, the TV show, famous for portraying the hardwork and lifestyles of firefighters. I almost became a firefighter myself, but instead, opted to go to university instead. I have firefighter friends. Around 343 fatalities from the 2,996 deaths on ro around September 11th, 2001 were those of the New York Fire & Rescue Services. Firefighters occupy a community of selflessness and put themselves between dangers and the everyday soul trying to survive. Some pay that ultimate sacrifice. On top of that, their mental health is affected and levels of suicide is higher amongst them than the general populous. Firefighters who faced the Grenfell disaster or other such tragic emergencies will surely lose a piece of themselves.

Carry on reading my thoughts.

Good read that, unfortunately much of the last bit is true, and for those that don’t know there are going to be lots of cuts in Manchester fire service over the coming years, yet again!! The most important and dangerous one is for each engine to ride 4s instead of 5s I’ll tell you now this will lead to accidents and deaths. It’s one cut to far, they site other brigades doing it but they are usually shire brigades and have nowhere near the jobs we do.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Good read that, unfortunately much of the last bit is true, and for those that don’t know there are going to be lots of cuts in Manchester fire service over the coming years, yet again!! The most important and dangerous one is for each engine to ride 4s instead of 5s I’ll tell you now this will lead to accidents and deaths. It’s one cut to far, they site other brigades doing it but they are usually shire brigades and have nowhere near the jobs we do.

Half your boys are now working for Northern rail,and who can blame them? The Railway are made up with such quality entrants.

 

[basokla]

If anyone has any interest in the sorts of challenges, culture and comradeship that Firefighters share, I'd strongly recommend the documentary 9/11, which began life as a film documenting life in a typical NY Fire Station, and took on a new level of significance on that fateful day.

Such a good documentary. I've watched it a few times.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Half your boys are now working for Northern rail,and who can blame them? The Railway are made up with such quality entrants.

Tbh mate if I was 10 years younger I’d go work fir the railways, the pay is ridiculous compared to us, we now have people joining and leaving after less than 6 months because it’s not for them and they can earn better outside.