For more than a decade, airlines have been hiring first responders to work as part of their flight crews. But one airline has been focusing on a particular group of people—New York City firefighters. JetBlue has a proud—and growing—tradition of giving flight attendant jobs to either retired or current New York City firefighters. To date, one in ten JetBlue flight attendants is either a current or retired New York City firefighter. See my special report for CBS This Morning on the astounding second act of hundreds of New York City firefighters, now working as flight attendants.

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By Peter Greenberg for PeterGreenberg.com