The life of a firefighter is filled with immense training, skill development, probees, hooks and ladders, enormous ladder trucks, the amazing food and cooking seen in any number of firehouse kitchens across the land, the size of the fires and the close calls. All of these things and more in the life of a firefighter is why top firefighter quotes are so easy to experience.
1. “A hero has faced it all: he need not be undefeated, but he must be undaunted.”
– Andrew Bernstein.
2. “The hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.”
– Andrew Bernstein.
3. “When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that firefighters usually use water.”
– Unknown*.
4. “Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.”
– Baltasar Gracian.
5. “Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed.”
– Bob Riley.
6. “More often than not, a hero’s most epic battle is the one you never see; it’s the battle that goes on within him or herself.”
– Kevin Smith.
7. “Becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It’s learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it, that’s the point.”
– Francis Quarles.
8. “I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
– Christopher Reeve.
9. “Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they’ve stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments.”
– Kevin Costner.
10. “I have no ambition in this world but one, and that is to be a fireman. The position may, in the eyes of some, appear to be a lowly one; but we who know the work which the fireman has to do believe that his is a noble calling. Our proudest moment is to save lives. Under the impulse of such thoughts, the nobility of the occupation thrills us and stimulates us to deeds of daring, even of supreme sacrifice.”
– Chief Edward F. Croker.
11. “The funny thing about firemen is, night and day, they are always firemen.”
– Gregory Widen.
12. “Every firefighter knows that he is always susceptible to this type of tragedy. They go to work every day knowing that they are doing something so positive, that people really respect them and appreciate them.”
– Thomas Von Essen.
13. “Firemen never know what they will encounter on each call but proceed with the same level of commitment and service.”
– Byron Pulsifer.
14. “In fire, you can plan everything out to the minute, and a minute before that, everything changes.”
– Dan Felix.
15. “When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work.”
– Edward Croker.
16. “You have to do something in your life that is honorable and not cowardly if you are to live in peace with yourself, and for the firefighter it is fire.”
– Larry Brown.
17. “I can think of no more stirring symbol of man’s humanity to man than a fire engine.”
– Kurt Vonnegut.
18. “All men are created equal, then a few become firemen.”
– Unknown*.
19. “Firemen never die, they just burn forever in the hearts of the people whose lives they saved.”
– Susan Diane Murphree.
20. “But aloud the praises, and give the victor-crown. To our noble hearted Firemen, who fear not danger’s frown.”
– Fredric G. W. Fenn.
Every kid in America at one time or not has wanted to race down the street in a bright shiny red firetruck, sirens and lights blazing. Saving lives, cooking the best BBQ and food around and working hard and playing hard were just some of the enticing things a young person would see and wanted to be part of. Who could blame them! At Firerandaxes.Com we know firefighting and we design for them. Members of the IAFF and firefighters across the US have received the firefighter coins, apparel and custom art and design for fire departments across America. We are proud to have served you all.
