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/[deleted] 10d ago

Absolutely a dick move. That affects department readiness. Imagine if this were the worst case scenario. Structure fire or vehicle fire with entrapment and the response was delayed because the firefighters were having to cut a bunch of plastic wrap off of their lockers to get their gear.

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u/BuilderGuy555 10d ago

Shouldn't be delayed, the shift before will just end up taking it, they wouldn't be able to leave the station until new shifts gear is on the truck...

On the flip side - Ronnie Regular has his weekly chest pain 5 minutes after shift change, shift coming off will have to take the call while OP gets to chill unwrapping his locker.