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/Firemedic9368 7d ago

The fact we have to wear button downs or polos when it’s 100+ degrees and 80%+ humidity durning the summer. I sweat my whole ass off during the summer

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u/KorvaMan85 SCENE SAFE BSI! 7d ago

laughs in department t shirt and shorts

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u/BanditAndFrog Truck Chauffeur 7d ago

Also joins in to laugh

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u/Apcsox 7d ago

Also laughs as I’m currently in shorts and a polo because we can when it’s forecasted to be 80