The distinction I like to make is between firefighters and fire marshals. It's not that one is "better" than the other in any general sense.
When your house is on fire, you want the guy with the hoses and axes. To keep the house from catching on fire in the first place, you want the fire marshal to tell you that your kerosene collection might not be a good idea so close to your wood stove.
When your house is on fire, you want the guy with the hoses and axes. To keep the house from catching on fire in the first place, you want the fire marshal to tell you that your kerosene collection might not be a good idea so close to your wood stove.