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/mtcrabtree Jan 23 '25

Lady saw ducks stuck on a roof... called multiple times, didn't get toned as a call, but dispatch asked the BC to send a non emergency unit swing by so she would stop calling.

Did a quick aerial drill for a driver in training. Put up the stick, ducks fly away. Day is saved!