r/Firefighting • u/Launch_Rockface • Jul 10 '25

General Discussion Unpopular Opinions In the Fire Service

I am curious what other peoples unpopular opinions of the fire service are? I know there are alot of things we are doing or trying to do to improve the fire service as far as training and wellness, but I also know alot of it is just not that great in my opinion.

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u/ComfortableBig8676 Jul 11 '25

The culture has become dogshit

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u/Resident-Incident679 FF Jul 11 '25

Culture of a firehouse has to be fought for and gate kept. Once you lose it my god is it hard to get back. One guy can sour a company and house.

But it’s a constant uphill battle to keep the culture of this job.

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u/AuzRoxUrSox Jul 11 '25

I would have agreed with you while working at my previous department, but I disagree now that I’m with my current department. It has an AMAZING culture and I couldn’t be happier to find a place that I’m happy to retire from.