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/OneSplendidFellow 10d ago

Beyond dick move. Safety and response time issue, could easily have cause a fatal delay, and is wholly unacceptable.

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u/Pitiful_Watch_3173 9d ago

Although it’s a dumb prank, he shouldn’t have waited to get his gear off the rig until a call came in. Should have been set up before shift start.

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u/Few_Werewolf_8780 9d ago

The problem is most guys do that but their is always a few that don't and grab their things only if a call comes before roll call.

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u/Pitiful_Watch_3173 8d ago

That’s just not acceptable to be unprepared when your shift starts.

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u/Few_Werewolf_8780 8d ago

I agree. I always had my gear next to the rig before my shift started. A few left there gear in their storage locker until shift started. Always interesting to see the scramble when a call came in during roll call.