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/Additional-Peak3911 May 17 '25

Philly firefighters call law enforcement "canaries since half the time there is a vehicle fire we are all standing around it like that waiting for fire to come and yell at us to get the fuck away.

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u/Vivid_Equipment_1281 Low Life 👨🏼‍🚒 May 20 '25

Not from Philly but we call cops Blue Canaries because they’re always running head first into dumb situations. Like a canary in a mine shaft, if they come back out, the atmosphere is safe. If they don’t, well I guess we better go on air.

(Obviously this isn’t actually how we decide whether to wear, it’s more just a way to poke fun at the boys in blue haha)