Here's news: They became "first responders" because they WANTED TO. They were DOING THEIR jobs. As stated in earlier stories about the HPD, becoming a cop is about getting a JOB that PAYS you money. There's no more sense of a "higher calling"....a "duty" anymore. As if there EVER was.

They got damn good benefits as well as UNION protection/services.

Even the attack on Pearl Harbor didn't get milked as extensively as 9-11 has.