If only there was some way we could prevent those few adrenalin-junky, authority-fetishist, bad apple, volunteer firefighter first responders from occasionally lighting a structure fire when “business” is too slow to suit ‘em, then my old dad would have one more barn than he does.
While I’m sorry you were the victim of an arsonist, it’s imporatant that we not mis-categorize such a person as a legitimate first responder. Sure he may have had the credentials, but there was obviously something wrong with such a person. My point is that your dad was vicimized by a sick arsonist who happened to also be a first responder. NOT the first responder system itself.