41.   Firefighters are highly skilled at handling such situations and have extensive plans in place, but this year is becoming increasingly problematic.

42.   Firefighters are in this year.

43.   Firefighters are less likely than transport workers, miners or building workers to lose their lives on the job.

44.   Firefighters are usually among the first to respond to people in need, many of whom live in poverty, confined quarters or otherwise unhealthy environments.

45.   Firefighters today are equipped with fireproof jackets, masks, air tanks and electronic locator beacons.

46.   For example, when he last unloaded a shipment in Amsterdam to be trucked to Bosnia, Dutch firefighters were quick to offer help and hospitality.

47.   Firefighter is no racing boat.

48.   Firefighters are so overwhelmed that authorities are having to prioritize fires and leave the smaller blazes untended.

49.   Firefighters have also been vigilant.

50.   Firefighters have been so successful that many American forests have been bereft of the naturally occuring fires that thin them out.