Laws of rescue

1. You are not superman.
2. Anything you do at a rescue scene can get you killed.
3. All 30 minute air packs last 15 minutes.
4. Hurst and air hoses are always 5 feet too short.
5. Never attempt a rescue with someone braver than yourself.
6. Heroes last for days, dead is forever.
7. Professional rescuers are predictable; the world is full of amateurs.
8. Never pass an emergency vehicle, unless the emergency is at your house.
9. Always try before you pry.
10. Don't turn your brain off when you turn on the siren.
11. The more important the street sign, the greater chance it will be missing.
12. If you can smell haz mat, you are too close.
13. A rescuer without full protective gear is called a highly informed bystander.
14. If you break something, tell someone.
15. An axe cannot tell the difference between your foot and the floor.
16. All bleeding stops eventually, whether you do something or not.
17. If you do something right, no one notices; mess something up, and everyone will tell you about it.
18. Resucer's prayer: Please Lord, don't let me mess up.
19. Getting angry is the incipient stage of cranio-rectal inversion.