My comment was not based on watching movies. I personally know more than one firefighter and while some of them are ego maniacts(spelling?), none the less they are brave as hell when it comes to getting the job done. And we could look at it a different way. When someone decides to become a FF, they take into count that possibly several times a day they may have to run into a burning structure. How many FA hopefulls take into account that they be in a burning crashing plane one day and be the last to leave? Not many I bet. But I'm not trying to take anything away from FA's. I couldn't do it. I'd surely loose my cool with an nasty pax. All I'm trying to say is that they shouldn't be held in the same regard as FF's, or police officers for that matter. At the end of the day, an FA's first priority should be service. Then if needed, they can use there other skills. If it wasn't for those skills you would be air based waitress's. Which I know your not. But your not making $5/hr + tips either.