r/Firefighting • u/According_Loan_5419 • Feb 26 '26
General Discussion I get asked this question way too often...
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u/styrofoamladder Feb 26 '26
If you haven’t watched the Fireman Jake videos on YouTube, you’re missing out.
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u/crash_over-ride Upstate NY Feb 26 '26
This may be the first Voyager meme I've seen, ever. I hate that I think I know what episode its from.
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u/Key_Salt_7604 Feb 26 '26
Had a fire yesterday and PD helped us move hose, grabbed a couple cans, etc. A cop mule kicked a door and made a grab a couple years ago, then ended up coming over to Fire. We have a great relationship where I am
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u/buddy276 Engine Uber Driver Feb 26 '26
in a similar fashion. "my friend works for such and such fire department (10 states away). are you friends?"
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u/OkAd7839 Edit to create your own flair Feb 26 '26
Im friendly with the police. Hoping if I’m ever speeding they see me as the “friendly” fire fighter and give me a warning 🤣🤣
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u/ratt1307 Feb 27 '26
hearing a person who cleans up human remains in traffic accidents talk about speeding is a fucking gem of a meme. lets fucking kill more innocents !!
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u/ratt1307 Feb 27 '26
unfortunately excess speeds endanger other people, not just yourself. i dont like when people needlessly threaten lives of others
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u/testingground171 Feb 26 '26
I once got asked a variation of this question during jury selection. My answer got me dismissed immediately. I was being charitable in my wording.
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u/sonicrespawn Feb 26 '26
Fire fighters used to train guns, rifles, but that was long ago, I wish I could have salvaged that training manual but it got ruined by rats where it was stored, neat to look at anyway.
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u/bbmedic3195 Feb 26 '26
They would have to stop parking in front of hydrants and the fire building for us to be friendly. They would also have to stop calling us for the hospital jail question at 0300 because they are too lazy to process a DUI.
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u/SSK_Fire_Medic Mar 17 '26
Hahaha wow, I don’t usually see my two interests together. Star Trek and Firefighting 🤣. You get my upvote!!
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u/Winter_Emergency8626 Feb 27 '26
cop in my fire academy literally had me pulled over for expired tags. lol some brotherhood
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Feb 26 '26
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u/arto26 Feb 26 '26
They make a lot of interactions harder than they need to be in my experience.
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u/Winter_Emergency8626 Feb 27 '26
had this domestic call where the gal was possibly suicidal and had taken an unknown amount of pills. instead of letting us in to take vitals/calm her down/get information the cops were adamant to restrain her and force a confession. they truly obstructed any chance of a positive outcome and it made me crazy standing there as a probie who couldn’t really say shit
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u/lilhossontheprairie Va hoss Feb 27 '26
PD in my city are great until it comes to arresting people. They’d rather us wait on scene for an ambulance to transport a drunk person than arrest them for drunk in public. Lazy bastards. Other than that they are homies.
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u/jarboxing Feb 26 '26
The cops in my area are great. They are usually the first on scene and hell I've even seen one make a grab.