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

Our radios are just as expensive as a set of turnout gear. Both are between $4,000-5,000.