r/Firefighting • u/c00kieduster • 4d ago

General Discussion Cannot sleep at the station anymore

15 years in, company officer at a suburb dept of 4 stations, 100ish people, 48/96. We average 4-5 in a 24 hr period, sometimes 1-2, sometimes 12-16.

It’s not all that uncommon for us to get to sleep through the night. However, in the last year or 2, I simply cannot sleep through the night. Even without calls, I’m getting up 2-3 times. Usually it’s a toss and turn, occasionally I’ll get up to go to bathroom but that’s not the reason.

When I’m at home, my head hits the pillow and unless something wakes me up, I sleep like a baby.

Anyone experience this? Got any tips?

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u/reddaddiction 4d ago

Welcome to the club.

Whether I run 0 or 6 after midnight I essentially feel the same in the morning. I never sleep normally at the firehouse.

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u/bring_back_3rd FF/ Medic 4d ago

Me neither. I'm always like, half awake and every weird noise coming from our heirloom speakers wakes me up

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u/reddaddiction 4d ago

I sorta trust these types more than the ones who wake up in the morning saying they slept like a baby. Not one thought in their head that at any moment you might get a ripper.