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/Strict-Canary-4175 Jul 11 '25

I don’t like fucking with the new kids that much. I expect them to do most of the work, let them take a nap and eat first.

I believe in being good at EMS. Yeah I don’t like it either, definitely not my first choice. But it’s so much of our job and there’s really not an excuse to be shitty at it.

I don’t believe in wearing fire gear for things besides drill and fire runs. I will never force my guys to wear bunker pants on EMS runs because they have shorts or sweats on because they were working out or sleeping. The gear is killing us and people don’t want that dirty shit in their house anyway.

This job can’t be your whole life, and personality. Leave your whacker t shirts at home and get a hobby that doesn’t have anything to do with the job.

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u/-kielbasa Jul 11 '25

Sometimes it’s nice having bunker pants on when you’re kneeling in some bodily fluids

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u/Strict-Canary-4175 Jul 11 '25

And I will fight for your right to have the choice to put them on if you want. I just said I won’t force my guys do wear them.

And you didn’t ask for help, but I would also maybe just..,. No kneel in body fluids. You really shouldn’t have that on your bunker gear either. And that’s like totally avoidable so.

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u/-kielbasa Jul 11 '25

Sometimes it’s unavoidable

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u/Strict-Canary-4175 Jul 11 '25

We’ll have to agree to disagree on that one lol. I have never found it unavoidable but hey, everyone is different!

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u/-kielbasa Jul 11 '25

I work on a military base with shitty Korean War era buildings that have been chopped up 10 different ways over the years. Lots of weird small nooks with offices and hallways and stuff.

We take over compressions and package and move them once EMT’s arrive. We don’t do transport ourselves

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u/-kielbasa Jul 11 '25

You guys don’t have a second set of gear?