One aspect of choosing to be a firefighter is that you never really know what will be in store for you each day you show up to work.
You could be pulling people out of a burning home, you could be showing up to the scene of an accident, and, as one Fairhaven firefighter learned Sunday, you could be getting lowered by your ankles into a storm drain...
West Wareham's Josh Barrette is a firefighter and paramedic currently working at three different departments. He is one of the SouthCoast's frontline heroes.
Curt Scherny is a retired Somerset firefighter currently working full-time as a paramedic with Southcoast EMS in Fall River. He is one of the SouthCoast's frontline heroes.