It maybe that they are always practising their skills to keep in top shape for the kind of job they do.
You're job on the other hand is, your always on the go, your exercising all the time, given the factors that this job is always lifting, hauling, pushing. While these people perse are sitting in the firehall, watching TV, talking on the phone, going to different places-giving out tickets for not securing this or following the codes.
yeah I see where the conflict lies here, Dust . . . so why shouldn't you be paid as much as they make the same. Your job is just as hectic and strenuous as theirs, am I wrong?