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/BobBret Jul 11 '25

I hope you don't mind my asking, but what do you see as the big differences between the current fire service and the 1995 fire service?

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u/superspeck Jul 11 '25
  • Real Firefighters hate medic calls
  • Real Firefighters never clean their helmet and wear it to bed
  • Real Firefighters don’t SCBA until they can’t handle the smoke
  • Real Firefighters make probies clean bathrooms and wash trucks

I could probably go on. I don’t want to be a real firefighter in a lot of departments. Took some work to find a volunteer fit. Do it as a team or don’t do it at all.

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u/BobBret Jul 11 '25

I'm sorry, you lost me. But thanks for responding.

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u/superspeck Jul 11 '25

Happy for you that you get to be a Real Firefighter