My brother's next-door neighbour is a fireman. He works soooo hard that, not only has he totally renovated his house, he's managed to squeeze in building an extension for one of the neighbour's too.
Meanwhile....."You chaps, jolly good effort in the Gulf, what. Now, cut along to stores and change the old respirator for a smoke mask and a natty yellow helmet and be back here in time to be shipped off to some luxurious barracks for a few weeks. Wife & kids? Plenty of time for that once the firemen have got their pay rise...."