The Road to Burnout

The Profession Of A First Responder Whether A Police Officer Fire Fighter Or Ambulance Attendant Is Usually A Thankless One. We Dont Do It For The Recognition Or The Money Both Of Which Are Very Minimal Anyway. The Reason Is Usually More Complicated Than We Admit. . Sometimes What Lures Us In Turns Out To Be An Insignificant Reason For Why We Stay. Helping Peopleyoull Hear That A Lot. It Turns Out There Are Very Few People We Can Actually Help. Saving Livesyoull Hear That Too But Statistically The Odds Are Not In Favor. . No If We Manage To Stay With It Long Enough Those Reasons Arent Enough To Keep Us Going. Theres A Subtle Transition Most Of Us Dont Notice But Ultimately The Job Becomes About Our Partner And The People We Work With; Most Of Us See Them As A Second Family. Its Also About Holding On To A Single Feeling: Hope.