[kjohnson]

Yes - other than the minor things like the hoods (I noticed that too) Ladder 49 was a great movie. Much better than Backdraft. It portrayed firefighting in large cities very well - all of the huge, empty buildings that they should just let burn down but they put them out because that is their job. It also shows people in small towns (like around here) how different things are in other places. We're used to volunteer firefighters who drop whatever they are doing to go save someones life. We don't get paid for what we do - but some people appreciate it more because of that. We are so far from a really good hospital that we have to call in a helicopter for anything serious. In Ladder 49 there were news helicopters taping things as they happened - we're lucky if some stuff even gets in the local newspaper. Its just two totally different scenarios - kind of hard to explain.