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/FederalAmmunition Jan 22 '25

Structure fire that turned out to be a fish tank light reflection on the wall

I love the fire service

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u/Jebediah_Johnson Walmart Door Greeter Jan 22 '25

We had multiple callers reporting a car fire on the interstate.

It was a classic car wrapped in Christmas lights.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '25

I think one time a year we should be allowed to slap the shit out of a caller.

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u/Doomgloomya Jan 23 '25

If this was a thing I would feel like Marshall in HIMYM waiting, not wanting to waste the one slap I have and possibly missing a truly deserving pt.