Emmanuel Hearne
My name is Emmanuel Hearne and here is a bit of my story. I always seen myself as a typical American who loves spending time with God, family and friends. I love music and most things involving the great outdoors. I generally easy going and find a great sense of purpose whilst serving others, so naturally nearly every job I’ve had has been in public service.
I grew in Shoreline (a suburb of Seattle) and enjoyed my upbringing. While in high school I could not stay out of the pool, whether on swim teams or just messing around. I began to volunteer as a swim instructor at Madison Pool (a local public pool in Seattle) eventually securing a job as a lifeguard and swim instructor teaching people as young as a few months to seniors in their late 90s.
Following high school, I felt the need to serve my country, so I joined the Marines where I was enlisted for four years. I was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps after two combat deployments and a lot of interesting experiences. Shortly after leaving the corps, I enrolled in college to secure my EMT certification. I hoped to become a firefighter which I had dreamed of doing since I was a kid when I saw Seattle Fire Department (SFD) Engine 24 drive by in all its glory while responding to calls in North Seattle.
After lots of effort I found myself on the tailboard of Engine 24. My dream had come true. I was a Seattle Firefighter. I rode the tailboard on Engine 24 for over 4 years on C and B shift before I became an apparatus operator (engineer) and rescue swimmer on A shift. I felt that I had made it and loved what I was doing.
Unfortunately, after 6 years and thousands of calls as a firefighter at SFD, my career abruptly ended. A mandate came down the pipe that would change things forever. In my view the mandate in effect said, take an experimental jab by October 18 or don’t bother showing up to work efficacy and safety be damned. The most compelling argument for getting the jab was that you would do your part to stop the spread and save grandma. I knew this was fabricated, after all if it was the miracle, they said it was coercion would not have been needed, after all I dedicated my life to saving lives. I choose to maintain autonomy over body and refused to be a test subject. As a result, my civil liberties were smashed and my career which I had loved and worked hard for vanished.
I felt devastated and battered. When I remanence about my time as a firefighter in Seattle, I can remember looking out the window while responding to calls and smiling to myself when I saw kids waving as they saw the big red Engine drive past. Those kids were just like me. I will always look back fondly on the times when I was a member of some great, hardworking crews who put in some serious work and saved a lot of lives. We also had some serious fun.
However, I’ve always known that God has a plan greater than I can imagine and since losing my career I have moved my beautiful wife and kids to a neighboring state where we have begun to rebuild. We’ve made new friends are members of a fantastic community. I am blessed that now I find satisfaction serving my community as a law enforcement officer. I enjoy the outdoors as much as ever and can honestly say I am grateful for how things turned. Unfortunately, I will always feel the pain of betrayal from the city that I once loved especially considering the evidence that is now mainstream that proves the vaccine and mandate were for naught. I believe strongly in justice and the people responsible for the mandate must pay, if not for me then for the suffering that my family endured while I suffered.
That’s my story. If you stuck around long enough to get to the end I am humbled and appreciate your interest. Peace.
