StarPhoenix reporter gets to be a firefighter for a day

It was still early in the morning and I’d only climbed three flights of stairs, but I was already sweating and breathing hard.
I run a lot and like to think of myself as a fit person, but years of running long(ish) and fast(ish) in a straight line have done little to prepare me for hauling a taut and unco-operative hose while weighed down with a firefighter’s gear and air tank.
The fact that most firefighting gear is not designed for someone who — like me — has never reac