He found that combination fighting fires. He makes three times his counselor's pay and has been promoted to lieutenant after eight years. But it's the job he truly loves. From the moment I wake up to the next morning when I come home, I enjoy every minute. I don't know if those guys making a million dollars a year can say that.
Every day is new.
Whether it be an emergency medical call, a high-rise, a chemical spill, there's always something new, something a little different. And, of course, something dangerous. Checking to see that his men had enough air, he strided for the stairwell to retrieve another bottle. That's when the flames in the ceiling above him plummetted to waist level, dropping DeGryse to the floor. Unable to see through the smoke and darkness, DeGryse crawled on his hands and knees.