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They Breathe These Smells Every Day
The smell of fire. The smell of ashes. The smell of burned plastic. The smell of burned metal. The smell of blood. The smell of burned bodies. These are the smells firefighters and rescue teams face every day on their job. They don’t breathe these smells only during the current LA wildfires or other massive disasters. They breathe them in their daily work, year after year, sometimes for decades.
These smells linger, and they don’t fade. Their memory is always there. What happens to a person who breathes in these memories every day for 25, 30, or 40 years? How do these relentless experiences with destruction and tragedy shape their mental health? Can we even begin to compare the weight they carry with the stress of any office job?
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Most of us believe we’d run into a fire to save someone we love. But would you do it for a stranger? Firefighters do this every day. They take these risks not because it’s just a job; they choose to do so. There are many ways to earn a living, but they choose to risk their lives, often saving others by risking their own lives.
To read the story they talk about, click the link: It Doesn’t Smell Like Teen Spirit, It Smells Like Smoke.
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