[Skybird]

Those in the medical, firefighting and policing services, SAR, rescue etc, usually get almost no mentioning in the news over here. Maybe this is something typical German, I don't know. I am aware that firefighters for example have a very different status in the American population's perception. I think many of such helpers dealing with the carnage of a nasty accident or a disaster, each in their own way are heroes, and most of them do not seek public spotlight and attention. But just some more mentioning of the work they do, and giving appreciation for it, would be only fair, I think. At least here in Germany. Maybe it is because after WWII, heroism is almost a taboo in Germany. If somebody says he thinks this or that person is a hero, he often immediately apologises for using that word, and relativises it again. It's a shame.