When I was young, like every other kid, I admired the firefighters and thought they were heroes dressed in fire gear.
My brothers and I were fascinated by these professionals, and we looked up to them.
At some point in my life, I wanted to become a firefighter. With all these crazes about firefighters, I never visited a fire station. When I grew up, I became a cooling specialist and got a job with one of the best HVAC businesses in the country. The love, admiration, and appreciation for firefighters came back last winter when I visited the fire station for the first time. We received a call from the fire captain. He requested quality AC services as the station’s electric heat pump had malfunctioned. Firefighters must work in a comfortable environment because they work long hours and do hazardous jobs. The heating and cooling system at the station was new, as the HVAC installation occurred about five years ago. The captain had done a splendid job of keeping up with the required HVAC maintenance requirement, but it had malfunctioned like any machine. When we arrived at the station, it was everything I had imagined, clean and organized, and there was a slide-down pole. To help with indoor comfort, we did the repairs that included replacing several worn-out components. We also had the local service provider deliver a programmable thermostat and filters. The climate control system was a similar HVAC brand to the one we had at the cooling corporation. We fixed the quality cooling equipment within a few hours, and when we finished, the captain was fantastic enough to take us on a station tour. I felt like a child in Disneyland for the first time. Despite a trip down my childhood fantasies, I am glad I became a cooling technician. Even though all jobs have their risks, one cannot compare the risks an HVAC contractor to the immense risks firefighters face.