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/McDuke_54 3d ago

You guys need to check out Matt Walker. His podcasts, his books all deal with sleep issues. Issues such as OP is describing can be anything from drinking caffeine too late in the day to being away from your home sleeping which produces lower quality sleep.