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/Rich_Abroad1592 Jul 11 '25

Massive influx of EMS calls and 911 abuse would be my main one. Back in the day people would call 911 when there was an actual emergency not toe pain at 2 am.

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u/Material-Win-2781 Volunteer fire/EMS Jul 11 '25

My first EMS experience was in 89-92... One of our most infamous was a kid who had a 2nd degree burn on her fingertip from grabbing a pop tart right when it came out of the toaster.

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u/BetCommercial286 Jul 11 '25

This dream world existed?! All I know is modern abuse and now I’m used to it.

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u/BobBret Jul 11 '25

Thanks for answering