This is better than a car wreck...I need a drink and some popcorn.
And as for your oh so esteemed reply, I can't go up to you and pick up a rifle to move it. I'm not "trained" in that. That's a cops job. That's why they carry the guns on duty. Not to mention, let's say that your bike's on fire and rounds start popping off..you're dead as far as I'm concerned.
1st rule of safety we learn in fire school. YOUR safety comes first, then your partner/team, THEN the bystanders, THEN the patient. The patient is actually LAST on the list because he's the one already hurt! If we let one of us go down, it's gonna take alot more time to get us out. And then if a bystander goes down, that means more resource, that means less coverage by sister departments/agencies/stations and that means less coverage for all the other people which could in turn lead to more death, and that's what we're all about.
SO...that's why my safety goes above yours initially. Not to mention, when I am put in those situations every shift, I'd be dead if I just played superman and ran up into the heap of fire and grabbed the flaming assault rifle on every call.