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/BlutoS7 Jul 11 '25 edited Jul 12 '25

1.Its not the best job in the world. We all self gaslight ourselves into believing that. Its just a job and its a job that actually kind of sucks a mass majority of the time.

  1. We over complicate the blue collar side of this. Like working jobs are blue collar “do work” that 99% of it goon work but the fat, out of shape, nerd type has now taught the 1% of science to people and have really made people over think all of This.

  2. The blue collar side mentality and culture needs to make a comeback. The fire service is physically weak, out of shape and to sensitive now.

Edit-4. The fire service is labeled a “paramilitary” organization and in all reality its actually a majority of “i almost joined the military” and wanna be turbo moto people but not moto enough to actually join