<story><title>I wrote a story that became a legend, then discovered it wasn’t true</title><url>https://www.cjr.org/first_person/tinazzi-motorcycle-mont-blanc-tunnel-fire-rescue.php</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>mindcrime</author><text>&lt;i&gt;He was just a quiet man who had tried to do the right thing in the face of an inferno.  And maybe that is enough.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;Speaking as a former firefighter, I would say &amp;quot;Yes. Yes, that is enough.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;As far as I&amp;#x27;m concerned, &lt;i&gt;anybody&lt;/i&gt; who runs towards a fire in an attempt to help others, when everyone else is running away, is a hero. Doesn&amp;#x27;t matter if you&amp;#x27;re &amp;quot;officially&amp;quot; a firefighter, or anything else. If you display the behavior, the willingness to sacrifice, the bravery, of a firefighter, then you are one of the brotherhood. And if you pay the ultimate sacrifice in the process, you are a hero to be cherished, whether you saved 10 people, or none.&lt;p&gt;And before anybody says it... yes, I know the old saw about &amp;quot;not becoming another casualty, and one more person to be rescued&amp;quot; as well as anyone. I used to teach that stuff. But at the end of the day, while we might not &lt;i&gt;want&lt;/i&gt; civilians or untrained&amp;#x2F;unequipped people running into fires, you still have to respect and honor the courage of the people who are willing to do that.</text></comment>
<story><title>I wrote a story that became a legend, then discovered it wasn’t true</title><url>https://www.cjr.org/first_person/tinazzi-motorcycle-mont-blanc-tunnel-fire-rescue.php</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>tungwaiyip</author><text>At least Mark Gardiner has the integrity to reflect on his mistake.</text></comment>