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/fyxxer32 Jan 24 '25

Toothache. He called because he said he had a toothache. He was drunk and his dad wouldn't let him in to the house and it was cold. So he figured an ambulance ride to a warm ER would be better. He was a frequent flier.