Training

An LAFD firefighter uses a chain saw to "open up" the roof on a house. This is called "venting the fire" and allows the heat, smoke and flames to vent through the hole he/she has made. This also takes the heat and smoke away from firefighters working below inside the house.

I have great respect and admiration for firefighters. These men and women train hard for every unexpected incident that could happen. They know how to use their gear, they know how to control a fire, they know their business. Lives depend on the precious seconds they save because of proper training. These people take risks everyday that most of us would never imagine. They rush into burning buildings to save people trapped inside yet, they don't run in haphazardly. They rely on their training and instincts to make split second decisions that saves lives while keeping themselves safe. They work as a team, setting all personal difference aside for one common goal; to save lives.

What would happen today if we trained like firefighters? What would happen today if we knew our spiritual gear, and relied on our training? What would happen today if we worked as a team, and we set our personal differences aside for one common goal; to bring people to the Lord?

What would happen today...?