r/Firefighting • u/LivingLikeYou • Jun 19 '25

Ask A Firefighter What are you going to say?

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u/ihatebaboonstoo Glorified Barista Jun 19 '25

In Australia our masks are connected to our BAs - wouldn’t happen unless they didn’t chuck a BA on.

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u/Yurple_RS Jun 19 '25

Honestly, and I'll get a lot of flak for this, but I think the American helmet setup is antiquated. Sure they look cool (who doesnt love custom shields) but they're just not as efficient as what it could be.

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u/eagle4123 Jun 19 '25

200 years of tradition, unimpeded by progress, right?

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u/neekogo Beardless Volley Jun 19 '25

2 things firefighters hate . . . 

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u/AdultishRaktajino Jun 19 '25

Ex wife and sobriety.

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u/Ok-Buy-6748 Jun 19 '25

And the third thing they hate: child support payments.

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u/Goldi3locks Jun 19 '25

The way things are at the moment, and change.