r/Firefighting • u/Peaches0k 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/Huge-Device6142 Jan 23 '25

Metal ring around penis wouldnt come of. They called us from the hospital and we removed it with a small electric angle grinder. Not unnecessary but kind of an uncommon call.

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u/Indiancockburn Jan 23 '25

Had something similar. Got paged to the main ER of a level 4 trauma center for a metal item stuck around patients penis. Guy had already went over 24 hours before getting care. The skin was starting to turn... They couldn't get the item off even with all equipment they had and we had. I think the end result was the guy got his penis removed.

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u/Huge-Device6142 Jan 23 '25

Ouch! But has nothing to do with your nickname haha?

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u/Indiancockburn Jan 23 '25

Nah, this was 2 months ago ✂️🍆