r/Firefighting • u/TigerBack56 • 7d ago

General Discussion Whats your departments dumbest/strangest policy?

So i come from a military background and I know how stupid some policies can be. Our department has a few i can think of but I wanted to here from the community, what is your departments dumbest/strangest legitimate policy?

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u/Unwitnessed 7d ago

Not enough radios for every interior firefighter. Not really a policy, but pretty idiotic.

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u/Barabarabbit 7d ago

That is not good at all. I would not be comfortable going interior without a radio.

Radios are also not as expensive as other things like turnouts. If your department is skimping on radios, what else are they cutting costs on?

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u/Unwitnessed 7d ago

Depending on who you are, you either get turnouts replaced in accordance with the NFPA requirements, or they refuse to replace because "they were inspected and are fine."

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u/Angling_Insights FF1/2, Fire Officer, Fire Instructor 1/2, EMT 7d ago

NFPA is not a requirement, it is a standard. There is a difference. Standards that make sense get adopted.

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u/L_DUB_U 7d ago

Texas has adopted NFPA 1851 and a couple others, for us they are a requirement.