We are at a turning point in this pandemic. The United States is becoming the global epicenter. It is clear that covid-19 has been spreading through the country since January, for the most part completely untracked. Now, it is starting to appear all around us. This article tells what it is like for a first responder at this time. The first responders as well as everybody else in the medical professions at this point are the true heroes. Especially the many paramedics and other first responders, the nurses and physicians who put their lives on the line while making the most difficult of imaginable decisions. We all are grateful for your service.