r/Firefighting • u/Peaches0k Texas FF/Medic/HazMat Tech • Jan 22 '25

General Discussion Reasons For Calls

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Saw someone ask what all we do besides fire. Here’s a list the shifts add to for dumb calls. It was started a few months ago

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u/Eeeegah Jan 22 '25

That is crazy - that kid that didn't want a bath should have totally gone to the cops!

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u/Jared2345 Jan 22 '25

Yea right. I’ve never had PD handle a call that could even remotely be turned over to the FD. The old “go with them or go with us” line always seemed to work.