The lead story on the evening news centered on the heroic act of a firefighter who
rescued a young woman from a four-story burning building. The footage was riveting as
the firefighter helped the woman out a window with smoke billowing all around them.
The crowd cheered as they descended the ladder and were hustled away to an ambulance
for some medical attention. Even in such dramatic circumstances, all the firefighter could
say to the television reporter was, "Don't call me a hero. I was just doing my job. I just
did what I'm supposed to do. No thanks necessary."
