r/Firefighting • u/Sure_Nose5038 • 10d ago

General Discussion Is this just me being soft

I'm all for a good firehouse prank. Don't get me wrong. It's what makes this job great. But isn't it sort of a unwritten rule to not fuck with other people's turnouts. Couple guys on the shift before us decided it would be a great idea for them to fuck with us and saan wrap our lockers before we got there. Our gear is grouped by shifts. And of course before we even get settled in and our gear on the trucks we get a call. Then go to find our lockers saran wrapped. Dick move or not from them?

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u/HazMatsMan Career Co. Officer 10d ago

What, did you show up at 1 minute to shift change? I agree gear should be off limits, but if all of you are showing up so close to shift change that this affects response... maybe the other shift was trying to tell you something. i.e. show up earlier. Most of the people at my station show up a minimum of 15 to 30 minutes before shift change. Had that happened at our station, the first person there would have said "ha ha guys, very funny", then pulled out their pocket knife and cut the plastic off. If a call had come in at that point, the other shift would have taken it. Dick move? Maybe... but you're also making a mountain out of a mole hill here and/or there's more to the story you're not telling us.

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u/Electrical_Hour3488 10d ago

At our dept the second your trucks in park your expected to run the call. Early or not