My daughter, who just finished college and landed a job five minutes from home two weeks out of school is also on the local volunteer fire department. I encouraged her to get in there as a junior three years ago, as it was one of the best things I ever did as a young person.
We were just getting ready for dinner a few hours ago, and she got a call for a structure fire. She just texted me. Not only was she first in to the building on full SCBA, but she encountered a cat that had been overcome by smoke in the blaze. No people were in the building, fortunately. She brought the cat outside and performed CPR on it, only for it to pass away.  They are just cleaning up hose and debriefing at the station right now. Can’t wait to give her a big hug. 

