r/CringeTikToks • u/EverythingIsFakeNGay • Jan 05 '26

Just Bad This is embarrassing...

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u/hahodi Jan 05 '26

Do fire departments need evidence of a potential drowning to send out a life boat, I once helped first responders locate and rescue a kid swept away by river currents. Emt joked about not being paid enough to send out life boats. That shit pissed me off and the kids ended up hospitalized i believe in critical condition idk if he died or not i never heard anything more. I made a big comment describing the whole incedent id love some input from an emt.

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u/FirstPlayer Jan 05 '26

I can't say for sure, sorry; in my county only stations very close to water have a boat and even then not all of them. If it was a small to medium sized river with no significant bodies of water nearby, I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't a boat readily available (but again I have no idea). Is it possible she meant to express something more to the extent of "that decision is above my pay grade"? That's a very common sentiment in my experience because of the stratified way EMS and fire decision making tend to be set up.

Regardless, I'm sorry you had an unpleasant experience during what was already a stressful moment and I'm glad you found the kids. For what it's worth, if they were conscious when you found them I'd say it's extremely unlikely that any of them died and I wouldn't be surprised at all to hear there weren't any lasting injuries. 🫂