How many firemen does it take to change a light bulb?

Four, one to change the bulb and three to cut a hole in the roof.

How many firemen does it take to free people trapped in my apartment building’s elevator? Apparently at least half a dozen. Every now and then I decide to buck my inherent laziness and take the stairs when I’m leaving home, as I did this morning. Hitting the ground floor, I saw one of our maintenance guys coming around to the service elevator with a fireman decked out in full fire-fighting regalia. I rounded the corner to my lobby and saw four more firemen at our main elevators, one of whom was wielding an intimidating-looking axe. I asked Juan, the doorman, what was up (hoping very sincerely that the building was NOT on fire), and he told me someone was stuck in the elevator. Walking out the front door—and patting myself on the back for taking the stairs—I saw another firefighter coming in. I really don’t know what to make of the intense response; New York’s Bravest don't respond in force like this to every stuck elevator, do they?