At the risk of sounding cocky, or maybe foolish, I can say that in my life I fear very little. Sadly, I have been forced to face my two greatest fears as a firefighter. First, I have been woken by the sound of the phone ringing to tell me that a firefighter, a friend, a brother, had lost his life trying to save the lives of people who didn't even care to stick around while he stuck out his neck for them. And second, pulling up on a scene ready to save a random motorist trapped in his vehicle, only to find that I was too late. Then to find that this random motorist was not random at all but a firefighter, a friend, a brother, a man that I played chess with daily at the fire station. I have cried at funerals but that is not enough. I owe it to these men, these heroes, that I NEVER forget them and the heart with which they did their jobs.
Christopher McAllister FF/EMT
Houston Fire Department Sta. 75
Houston Fire Academy Fast Track Class #23
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