Avion Anderson's desire to be a firefighter included something he loathes -- heights.
As he trained with Sheldon Community Fire Department in Houston, there was little doubt how he felt about rappelling from a tower. He was petrified.
Video of his fear went viral. At least 13 millions have watched. Anderson was interviewed by media far and wide, including The Washington Post and CBS.
Fellow firefighters cheered him on saying it would get easier the more he did it.
He listened. They were right. And, he was confident enought to show a reporter how to do it.
Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
