My son is a firefighter/paramedic. He needs your help.



The life of a firefighter/paramedic is not an easy one. These brave men work a demanding schedule. They are on duty 24 hours a day for 3 to 4 days per week. During that time they are expected to maintain their equipment which consists of everything from boots to high tech medical equipment to engines and water cannons. They also maintain their stations, cook their own meals, and maintain their minds, skills, and bodies through study, practice exercises, and heavy physical workouts. In the midst of all of this work, they willingly respond to every call for help that comes to their station. They can go from a grass fire to a multiple car accident to a heart attack victim to house fire all in the same shift. They are usually the first ones on the scene of a tragedy and the last ones to leave. The work is always stressful mentally and physically. They see people in their worst moments of fear, pain, and tragedy and work in 100 pounds of equipment breathing through air masks in smoke and fire filled structures while carrying hundreds of pounds of hoses and rescue equipment.



Most firemen/paramedics admit that they started out seeking the excitement and adrenaline of the job. All of them stay on the job because they can actually help people in the worst moments of their lives. They save people every day and make a difference in their communities saving our possessions and preserving our lives. They willingly put their lives on the line for each of us. These men are heroes one and all.



In the end the job takes a toll on every firefighter/paramedic mentally and especially physically. Some are lucky enough to avoid serious injury, others find themselves always recovering from one hurt or another and others find that their bodies can no longer take the pounding. No firefighter/paramedic willingly leaves his job but, when their bodies finally break beyond repair, they are forced to give up the work to which they have dedicated themselves.



Caleb is one of these heroes who was forced to leave the job of firefighter/paramedic when his body finally broke beyond repair. Caleb was an exemplary firefighter/paramedic. The men on his shift respect his work ethic and still see him as one of the best medics they have had the privilege to work with. When he irrevocably injured his back he was devastated and did all he could to recover but his body was just unable to come back.



Over the course of his treatment Caleb has spent weeks in the hospital and many nights in emergency rooms. His medical bills have become astronomical and he has been forced to “retire” and accept disability payments. His disability payments are enough to keep his family in their home and provide for necessities but these payments do not provide for the costs of a catastrophic injury. This site has been created to help ease the burden of these medical bills. Please help this firefighter, my son, continue to make his comeback.

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