Steve Buscemi Quotes

I'm like a fireman. When I go out on a call, I want to put out a big fire, I don't want to put out a fire in a dumpster.

Delaware's firefighters put their lives in jeopardy every day in an effort to keep families safe.

I did ride-alongs and did some firefighter training at the Chicago Fire Academy.

Firefighters go where they're needed, sometimes ignoring the dangers even when no one is inside a burning building to be saved.

Walter Mayer was a hero at a Salvation Army home fire in Cincinnati.

I've had tons of odd jobs, but I think that I would probably be a fireman because you get to see the results of your job. You get there and there is a house on fire. You leave and there's not a fire anymore.

My dad was president of the volunteer fire department, which was within walking distance to our house. I spent several days of each week there with him - any time the whistle blew, he went. It was truly inspiring to watch him lead that way.

Most people go to the office and sit at a desk. When firefighters go to the office, we might birth a baby in the morning, save a drowning surfer in the afternoon, and run into a fire at night. What could be more interesting than that?

Most people don't know how underpaid and often ill-equipped urban fire departments are across North America.

I never made a daring rescue, which is the story people want to hear. I did go to my share of fires.

There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments.

Firefighters are essential to the safety and security of our local communities. We owe it to these men and women to provide them with better training and equipment so they can do their jobs more effectively and safely.

With better gear, firefighters no longer surround and drown a fire - they go in.

If my house was on fire, I can't compromise about which part of the house I'm going to save. You save the whole house or it will all burn down. We either save this country or we do not.

I'm so proud of Maryland's firefighters, risking their lives to protect others, but we need to protect our protectors with the best equipment training and resources.

Our firefighters are our last line of defense, baby.

If your house is burning, wouldn't you try and put out the fire?

Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own.

I used to think I'd like to be a fireman - in fact, I still would - and the only drawback I could see was coming back to the firehouse, after a day of fighting fires, and still having to put in an eight-hour day writing.

I'd rather fight 100 structure fires than a wildfire. With a structure fire you know where your flames are, but in the woods it can move anywhere; it can come right up behind you.

Every fire hydrant in the country will be concerned.

I decline utterly to be impartial as between the fire brigade and the fire.

Firefighting inherently is a dangerous occupation.

If the house is on fire, and the fireman shows up, you don't question his color or credentials. You don't send him back to the firehouse and say, 'Send somebody else.'

I support firefighters.