r/Firefighting • u/AffableEffable • May 17 '25

Ask A Firefighter Is This Retired Firefighter's Claim About Putting Out a Car Fire Correct?

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Hi, I ran into this discussion on twitter, and most people in the comments were really mad at the ELBainter person (who claims to be a retired firefighter). I know absolutely nothing about any of this, so I was curious: are they right and the people there are just stupid, the opposite, or something in between?

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u/llama-de-fuego May 17 '25

Our world has seen the Death of Expertise. Any slapnut with a keyboard and an opinion knows more about anything than the people that have dedicated their lives to the topic.

If you're angry with the retired chief's take on the situation, you don't know enough about fire to recognize how little you know about fire.

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u/techyguru Vol May 23 '25

Dunning–Kruger effect