6 Times Firefighters Were NOT Actually Heroes

They won’t enter burning homes because they are afraid of fire

How would you feel to meet a doctor that is afraid of needles? Or a surgeon that is afraid of blood? Well, chances are zero. But you are more likely to see firefighters who are afraid of fire – and pyrophobia (the fear of fire) shouldn’t be found in people who choose to become firefighters because fighting fire is the main task of this job. 

For example, Michael D. Johnson, who works at the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) has this phobia and refuse to enter burning homes. In 2015, he was supposed to help his co-workers to stop a fire, but he left them on their own because he was too afraid to accomplish his mission.