A solitary Killer,
The fire truck stalks its prey.

The fire truck can consume eight times its body weight.

The ambulances will have to wait their turn.

Dont call me a hero,
Hero's Die,
I havnt seen much or had much experience,
but i have seen and experienced enough to know,
WHY AM I HERE ?
The answers are the men and women next to me,
They are my family, and for them i put my life on the line.

Fire on the River and Hot Shots are video montages that I created during the 2006 wildfire season in dedication to firefighers everywhere.

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Brins Fire

Brins Fire

Stare into red eyes of dragon,
smell her hot and acrid breath,
feel her heat upon your skin,
and put your craft to test.

Dance around her fire,
being fierce, brave, and tall.
Lead her down the canyon wall,
in clever trickery make her fall.

Dance down her flaming glory,
and rain upon her wrath,
chant into her blackened heart,
and lay her down on your path.

Master of the ring of fire,
and master of your craft,
choke her flaming glory,
make her fall upon the mat.

© Copyright July 2006 – Leslie Jean Glass

Dedicated to all firefighters of the world, and a special dedication to a Hot Shot very close to my heart. He has traveled down under to help his Australian commrades fight the bushfires currently burning. Be safe - Pray for rain.

There's a breed of Aussie heroes who have served this nation well,
And they don a yellow uniform to face the fires of hell.
When day temperatures are soaring and high winds blow at a gust,
When our bushland is ignited; it's in them we place our trust.
Yes, you're all somebody's daughter and you're all somebody's son;
You are mothers and you’re fathers. Hard hat heroes everyone.

Why am I here? What am I doing? Am I crazy?"

I'm sure these are questions we all ask ourselves often.

They called her a hero,
But she said she was just doing her job.
Was it her job she was doing?
Or was it her calling?

My dad was such a giving man and loving father. He was a chief for Newport Beach in the state of California. He taught classes to those men and women who dreamed of helping people as he did and he loved it.

On or about the 3rd of September 2003 Three French Firefighters were killed in the Aix-en-Provence. The crew of a Forest Firefighting Tanker were trapped in a burn over at a forest fire north of Toulon on the French Mediterranean.

There are police and support groups to make our burdens lighter
But on May 4th, we celebrate the GREATNESS OF THE FIRE FIGHTER!
We honor them and thank them on this very SPECIAL DAY
We thank them for protecting us, while placing their own lives in harms way.