r/Firefighting Texas FF/EMT/HazMat Tech Jan 22 '25

General Discussion Reasons For Calls

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Saw someone ask what all we do besides fire. Here’s a list the shifts add to for dumb calls. It was started a few months ago

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u/Reasonable_Abroad778 Jan 22 '25

I had a 0230 call for tooth pain. When we got there she asked if we had any floss. She had been using a dental pick when the floss string broke off between her teeth, and she didn't have any more. When I told her that we don't carry floss she said "All that truck and you ain't got no floss?".

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '25

Well, did you get it out?

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u/Chicago_Avocado Jan 26 '25

Funny. I get that complaint a lot in bed.