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/MudHammock Jul 11 '25

Who said it was? Being obese isn't a carcinogen, but we can all agree that it contributes to cancer development. What is your argument here?

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u/Strict-Canary-4175 Jul 11 '25

The comment I was responding to said that sleep deprivation causes more cancer in firemen than PFAs. My argument is that it doesn’t.

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u/MudHammock Jul 11 '25

He said that sleep deprivation AND being out of shape PROBABLY causes more cancer than PFAs (which is completely possible).

You said "sleep deprivation doesn't cause cancer" and I responded to that. Then you made some strange remark about how bad sleep isn't carcinogenic.

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u/Strict-Canary-4175 Jul 11 '25

Saying that those things cause cancer more than carcinogens isn’t based on anything at all.

I said sleep deprivation isn’t a carcinogen. I’m not sure what you think is strange about that.