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/Green_Statement_8878 Jul 11 '25

We take customer service way too seriously and need to start telling people no more.

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u/ConsciousReward2967 Jul 11 '25

I’ve said that with my local vfd, a decent sized assisted living complex has 2-8 calls a day for lift assist, it’s 4-8k a month to live there. They can afford trained staff. They need to bill that place a shit load every time they arrive on scene