October 28th sets aside National First Responders Day to honor the men & women who act quickly in an emergency. First responders dedicate their lives to save lives. They are the people who run toward a crisis while the rest of the world flees. The Department of Homeland Security claims 4.6 million career & volunteer first responders support the communities they live in. They are firefighters, police, emergency medical technicians (EMT) & paramedics. In an emergency, they’re the first on the scene.