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/Tccrdj Jul 11 '25

Making the new people do all the work is more than just them “proving themselves”. It’s mostly justifying the laziness of the more senior people. We have a probie coming to shift soon and people can’t wait to not have to clean anymore. As if the 20 mins out of our day to clean the station is such a giant inconvenience. Not only that, but the new people are already so busy and stressed that they end up half assing the cleaning, making the station more disgusting than it already is.