r/Firefighting • u/Ok-Cattle-6798 / PIO (Penis Inspector Official) • Feb 07 '25

General Discussion Thoughts on this machine

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u/firesquasher Feb 07 '25

It's like 60-90 seconds of climbing, though.

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u/throwingutah Feb 07 '25

Some of us like to take our time if nothing's on fire.

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u/firesquasher Feb 07 '25

It's a few flights of stairs. Gear or no gear. Most "ladder climbs" are not really steep grade ascents. 45 degrees or more would be an outlier.

What happens when you climb the ladder and are expected to put in some work?

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u/throwingutah Feb 07 '25

All right, you win, anyone who gets sore from climbing a 105' is a terrible firefighter and should quit.

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u/firesquasher Feb 07 '25

You're not far off. Climbing the ladder usually gets you to where you need to be to do the actual physical work. You're not climbing 105' up. You're climbing 105' outward to some varying degree, and then you're supposed to perform firefighting tasks once you get there.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '25

I guarantee this dude work in fire prevention lmao

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u/firesquasher Feb 08 '25

If you wear the t-shirt for the looks just say so.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '25

Okay fire “SQUASHER” lol calm down hard on

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u/firesquasher Feb 08 '25

I don't really know you, but I'm certain you could do better. Does your crew bust your chops or do they know better than to even try with you?

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '25

Do you remember what it’s like having a crew? Can’t imagine desk jockeys get much social interaction with the boys.

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u/firesquasher Feb 09 '25

Far from a desk, but your answer is pretty much everything I'd expect given our limited interaction. Defending someone not physically able to do the job is a wild take.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '25

Being sore doesnt equal unfit for duty, you absolute moron lmao

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u/firesquasher Feb 09 '25

Climbing a stick once and being sore undoubtedly indicates you're unfit for duty. It's literally 1 minute of exercise. Excusing it is the dumbest fucking takes ive seen in this sub. Do you do too much EMS to forget you belong to a fire department?

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