At 6, Terry McCarthy was severely burned by lit kerosene, suffering 3rd-degree burns over 70% of his body and enduring nearly 60 surgeries

Despite the challenges and the fear that shadowed him for years, Terry refused to let his past define who he was or control his future. At the age of 26, he made a bold and inspiring decision to confront the very thing that had terrified him his entire life. He enrolled in a rigorous 12-week firefighter training program in Washington state, stepping into an environment filled with the very element he once dreaded most.