From WNI Fire:
Firefighter's lack of height is no barrier to his success:
Vince Brasco could be the world’s shortest firefighter at 4ft 2in - but his size is no barrier to doing his job.
Ready for action: Vince Brasco has not allowed his short stature to get in the way of his firefighting abilities (Picture: Barcroft Media)
Vince is 1.3m (4ft 2in) tall and has amazing strength that helps his fellow crew members.
The 19-year-old volunteer fighter has achondroplasia, a bone disorder that causes dwarfism.
‘I work out a lot, as much as I can down at my gym,’ Mr Brasco said.
‘It really helps on the job. You need to be strong.
‘Because I can lift so much I’m handy at salvage jobs where we have to move heavy bits of metal debris, like after car accidents.
The 19-year-old, from Pennsylvania, has been a volunteer firefighter for four years
‘And it means I can be part of the line of men using a hose. If you aren’t strong enough, it would fly out of control.’
Mr Brasco, who wears a specially made firefighter suit, has been a volunteer for four years.
He works in an electronics shop and hopes to pass an exam that would allow him to enter burning buildings.
‘I’ll never let having achondroplasia stop me from doing anything,’ said Mr Brasco, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Vince Brasco could be the world’s shortest firefighter at 4ft 2in - but his size is no barrier to doing his job.
Ready for action: Vince Brasco has not allowed his short stature to get in the way of his firefighting abilities (Picture: Barcroft Media)
Vince is 1.3m (4ft 2in) tall and has amazing strength that helps his fellow crew members.
The 19-year-old volunteer fighter has achondroplasia, a bone disorder that causes dwarfism.
‘I work out a lot, as much as I can down at my gym,’ Mr Brasco said.
‘It really helps on the job. You need to be strong.
‘Because I can lift so much I’m handy at salvage jobs where we have to move heavy bits of metal debris, like after car accidents.
The 19-year-old, from Pennsylvania, has been a volunteer firefighter for four years
‘And it means I can be part of the line of men using a hose. If you aren’t strong enough, it would fly out of control.’
Mr Brasco, who wears a specially made firefighter suit, has been a volunteer for four years.
He works in an electronics shop and hopes to pass an exam that would allow him to enter burning buildings.
‘I’ll never let having achondroplasia stop me from doing anything,’ said Mr Brasco, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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