I put out a car fire in a garage, damaged my hand doing it. The FF/EMTs were grateful for the help and turnover when they arrived, the neighbors thought I should just have called the FD. Oh, the bedrooms over the garage would have been toast by then. Same incident a week or so ago took out 1/3 of the house.

Witnessed and stopped for a motorcycle/auto accident. Tended to the rider (severe lacerations). Off duty EMTs stopped a little while later. PD was useless when I needed him to spell me on bleeding control, required instruction.

Friend of a friend of a friend blew most of his hand off with a M-80. I was first responder, friend drove.

All that with training and attitiude I got from Boy Scouts.