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The
Johnson City Professional Fire Fighters Association, Local 1791, shall
promote Firefighting as a profession by encouraging an increase of services,
skills and efficiency through cooperative friendships between the citizens and government
of Johnson City, and it's own members while encouraging this harmonious relationship
through its programs, activities and services for the benefit of all.
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 a fireman has to do believe that his is a noble calling. We strive to preserve from destruction the wealth of the world, which is the product of the industry of men, necessary for the comfort of both the rich and the poor. We are the defenders from fire of the art which has beautified the world, the product of the genius of men and the means of the refinement of mankind. But above all, our proudest endeavor is to save the lives of men-the work of God Himself. Under the impulse of such thoughts, the nobility of the occupation thrills us and stimulates us to deeds of daring, even at the supreme sacrifice. Such considerations may not strike the average mind, but they are sufficient to fill the limit of our ambition in life and to make us serve the general purpose of human society. Edward F. Coker |
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