carpenter

They hail from all walks of life: among them are a fireman, a carpenter, a nurse and a journalist.

His small-scale initiative has now blossomed into a movement, with more than 40 men and women - from midwives to carpenters to military officers - joining.

His mother was taken to a psychiatric institution when he was seven and his father worked as a carpenter for notorious gangsters the Jones Boys.

His father, Quincy Jones Sr., was a semi professional baseball player and a carpenter.

The first firefighters were recruited from tradesmen including slaters, carpenters and masons, aged 17 to 25, because they knew how buildings were constructed.