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Tears on Fire Quotes 【Text Only】

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Ep1

People like us with two days on and one day off practically get no rest. When you get to my age, your body is all ruined.

 

No matter how painful, as long as they want to live on, we should save them.

Ep2

Will you only come back to see me when I'm dead?

 

Can you tell your supervisor not to send the drunkards? When they get here, they either sleep or scold and hit others. Those people have wasted our health insurance.

 

You’ve never accompanied me to the maternity checkups. You missed the birth of our kids. You cancel off-days for typhoons, sometimes, you can’t come home for days when you have mountain rescues. How am I any different from a single mom?

Other than fighting fires and saving lives, I can’t do anything else. But this job is meaningful. Sometimes, it doesn’t just save one person, it saves a family. I was on a special task force a few years ago, it’s so that I can save more lives.

 

Ep3

The higher-ups thinks a beekeeper suit makes you a beekeeper, and a snake catcher stick makes you a snake catcher.

I have to drive drunkards like you every day! I could be saving a life instead! Don’t you dare call 119 the next time you get drunk!

 

We are firefighters, not judges and certainly not god. Isn't it our job just to ensure the patient make it to the hospital?

 

“If I take on this lawsuit, we might spend even more money. It will also add to my captains troubles."

“You’re afraid of troubling your captain, but not our family. What kind of job is this? You fight fire with your life, but now that there’s a problem, you need to solve it yourself?"

The fire department should also be handling this instead of dumping all of it on us.

What will happen from now on? Do we not break in if the tenant is away? Who takes the responsibility if the place burns down?

 

You have to fight fires, give first aid, do safety inspections, and raise money. The fire department is very busy.

 

Ep4

We all know it has nothing to do with it, but his family doesn't understand.

 

If the ambulance goes any slower, the family files a complaint. Drive faster and get into an accident, we have to fix it ourselves. How are we going to work like that?

 

I'm not saving them for their gratitude.

 

Ep5

We have 12 people on shift today. One is on desk duty, one on carbon monoxide poisoning awareness, two inspecting firecrackers, two installing smoke detectors, and both ambulances are out. How many of us are left?

Counselling isn’t a trivial thing. Two firefighters commit suicide every week in the States. PTSD is a serious problem.

Many firefighters don’t talk about their trauma. It gets worse with time. If they can’t get over it, some may even have suicidal thoughts.

 

If everything we do is just to impress the public, then we can just put on an act.

Have you ever thought whether the people you saved, wanted to be saved?

 

Ep6

Firefighter really lie to your family a lot. You never tell them the you’re hurt or sick, you say you’re fine.

This is a dangerous job, having one firefighter in our family is enough.

 

You’re like us, the medical staff, we work hard to take care of others, but we get scolded all the time.

 

Ep7

“My heart is beating so fast. Do you think I’ll get OHCA? It’s okay, you’re a paramedic.”

“Do you need CPR?"

Ep8

People will never take firefighters' lives seriously until some of us lost their lives.

 

Every time I feel like I can’t do it anymore, I tell myself, “My husband is a great man. He’s doing something meaning fun. As a firefighter’s wife, I must be strong and independent.” But I’m human too. There are times when I need your help too. Why do you make me feel like I’m the only one caring for this family? All you can say is “I’m sorry” ?

 

“All you do is complain. Does complaining change anything? If you’re that pissed off, why don’t you quit?”

“Don’t you ever complain? It’s fine for you to swear and complain. When I complain, it’s intolerable! You always have a problem with this and that. Why did you stay at this job?"

Ep9

Every time I visit the parents of our fallen brothers, they always tell me this, they hope that their child will be the last firefighter to die on the job. But do you know what? How many times have we heard those same words?

The number of firefighters who have died on the job over the past ten years in Taiwan  far exceed the total in Hong Kong over the last 90 years! Every time an investigation report comes out, it’s always the same. Fire conditions change quickly. The firefighters was insufficiently trained, or they way it was an accident! Is this fair?

They always criticise the lower ranks. They say we are the problem. The buildings are the problem. But the chain of command is never the problem! How can this prevent the next tragedy from happening? It’s structural murder!

 

If you save one person today, he may be able to help five people. And these five people can help more people afterward. Then the world will be a different place.

Ep10

In the face of death, we are all equal. Whether the person is good or bad, an enemy or friend, as long as he wants to live, even if there’s a only a small chance, we should save him right?

 

Let’s ask ourselves, why are we firefighters? Every day, we face life and death. We saves lives from the fires. We deal with the injustice of the system. We deal with unreasonable people who don’t understand us and their sarcasm, for what? To make a living? To provide for our family? I admit it, that’s how I am.

How about you, Kuan-chung? Why did you become a firefighter? Because we can save people? Because it's cool? Because it makes us heroes like Iron Man or Batman? What about you Chia-hsuan? Why are you a firefighter? Because you’re strong? Because you were on the swimming team? What about you, Hsiao-kao? Because you have to take care of your siblings, is that so? 

No. I’m sure that’s not all. There must be something buried in our hearts, like a seed. That’s out calling as firemen. Our mission. Our glory. It’s what Yi-yang always insisted on. 

Yi-yang left us, we’re all saddened by that. But the only thing we can do is to keep our spirits up. Recover our original passion. Do our parts as firefighters, okay?

When we’re in fire scenes, we could be in danger at any time. Be it firefighting tactics, or our mentality, we have to be stronger than anyone else.

If the one saving lives ends up having to be rescued, that’s the worst dereliction of duty as a firefighter.

You’re a good firefighter. If you can’t come to terms with your issues, you won’t be able to save anyone.

 

If I die trying to save someone one day, please forget the tragic state I was when I died. It’s because I died bravely, that’s really cool. There’s nothing more worthwhile. The important thing is, I love you. Please go on living. I believe we’ll meet again in a better place.

 

I know this is not easy, but that's what I want to do.

 

Yi-yang went and lived his life. I want to live mine.

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