Original sentence: " Franklin states that every time he saw a white man shot, he "felt happy" and he, "swelled with pride and hope for the race." He reports a man shooting from his house who stayed inside as his house burned around him.A modern fight fighting textbook published by the NFPA states, "Fire fighters are sometimes dispatched to calls involving guns...In such instances, the staging area  and the fire apparatus should be located at some distance from the scene until the police arrive, investigate, and declare the area safe.Considering these factors, firefighters probably did not enter the area out of fear for their safety.Fire Fighters do not respond to fires in the presence of armed assailants