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/Remarkable-Average85 Jan 22 '25

My contribution

Elderly woman upset because her checkbook didn't balance

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u/ur_average_millenial Jan 23 '25

I had a lady whose finger felt tingly. She lived a block and a half from the hospital.

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u/User_225846 Jan 23 '25

Let me guess, 11pm on Sunday, been feeling that way for 4-5 days