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 there.  If you've never done fire fighting go get some experience.  You wouldn't be making comments like this for sure.  

No matter the machine or where it is flown, if it is flown for hire, it will be utilized to its limits, and sometimes, unfortunately, beyond.  

The mil/civ thing is largely not a factor other than the little green and then white tracers zipping by occasionally.  Never did deal with a manpad, thankfully.