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some funny questions/ comments said to me while operating..feel free to add your own
i am just posting some things that were said or asked to me that i thought were funny ... feel free to add your own..
1 . (fire is self venting from the second floor window on a three story multiple dwelling brownstone) this intoxicated gentleman asks me "are you guys really going to go in there?"
2. a woman once asked me who is in charge of filling the hydrants because the one in front her house is empty...
3.(while climbing to the roof of the fire building via aerial ladder i was told "the fire is inside .. not on the roof..."
4. our company placed elevators in fireman service. when the elevators opened at the lobby a lady told me the werent working properly and i would have to take the stairs..
5. do we really need to use lights and sirens at 5 am. ?
6. forcing entry to a taxpayer fire using a power saw and a metal blade to cut the locks off the roll down gates . i was told by the owner you should have called i would have brought the keys......i only live 15 mins away...
7.forcing a door conventionally(axe and halligan) for a food on the stove the guy passed out drunk on the couch told me ....you didnt have to break down the door all you would have had to do was knock...mind you the door was steel door steel jamb and had multiple locks it took us about 45 seconds to get through this door and we were banging alot to get a purchase.
8.flipped over auto extrication the lady pinned in the car tells me ''dont wreck the car its all i have"
9.''why is there so much water in my aparment''? ...the tennent below the fire apartment...
10. "where is the chief? " i reply "the guy with the white hat"... "well that doesn't help ..what am i supposed to do lift everones helmet and look for a white hat?"
11. checking the adjoining building for extention we were told that the fire was in the other building...
12.when asked many questions about my TDA by a curious teen ...when he was told the top speed was only 65 mph... he stated "my mustang could totally dust that truck..."
13. my truck was flagged over by a guy on the highway whos car was on fire ... he told the chief he wanted to file a complaint because all we did was watch it burn instead of putting it out (it was way past a can job on arrival)
14.how tall is your ladder? 100 ft i answer.. did you ever climb to the top of it?.. um .. yes every time i use it i answered..
15. the door is locked are you guys going be able to get in? asked to us by a police officer .
16. if the stuck elevator is on the tenth floor how do you get up there?...... ummm stairs i replied
17. how come all of you have to go food shopping ? cant you just send one guy with the truck? ...and if there is i call ? i asked ...the lady answered "he would meet you there " she said proudly.... i replied and how would we get there?
feel free to post your own funny questions comments stay low stay calm stay safe - john
1 . (fire is self venting from the second floor window on a three story multiple dwelling brownstone) this intoxicated gentleman asks me "are you guys really going to go in there?"
2. a woman once asked me who is in charge of filling the hydrants because the one in front her house is empty...
3.(while climbing to the roof of the fire building via aerial ladder i was told "the fire is inside .. not on the roof..."
4. our company placed elevators in fireman service. when the elevators opened at the lobby a lady told me the werent working properly and i would have to take the stairs..
5. do we really need to use lights and sirens at 5 am. ?
6. forcing entry to a taxpayer fire using a power saw and a metal blade to cut the locks off the roll down gates . i was told by the owner you should have called i would have brought the keys......i only live 15 mins away...
7.forcing a door conventionally(axe and halligan) for a food on the stove the guy passed out drunk on the couch told me ....you didnt have to break down the door all you would have had to do was knock...mind you the door was steel door steel jamb and had multiple locks it took us about 45 seconds to get through this door and we were banging alot to get a purchase.
8.flipped over auto extrication the lady pinned in the car tells me ''dont wreck the car its all i have"
9.''why is there so much water in my aparment''? ...the tennent below the fire apartment...
10. "where is the chief? " i reply "the guy with the white hat"... "well that doesn't help ..what am i supposed to do lift everones helmet and look for a white hat?"
11. checking the adjoining building for extention we were told that the fire was in the other building...
12.when asked many questions about my TDA by a curious teen ...when he was told the top speed was only 65 mph... he stated "my mustang could totally dust that truck..."
13. my truck was flagged over by a guy on the highway whos car was on fire ... he told the chief he wanted to file a complaint because all we did was watch it burn instead of putting it out (it was way past a can job on arrival)
14.how tall is your ladder? 100 ft i answer.. did you ever climb to the top of it?.. um .. yes every time i use it i answered..
15. the door is locked are you guys going be able to get in? asked to us by a police officer .
16. if the stuck elevator is on the tenth floor how do you get up there?...... ummm stairs i replied
17. how come all of you have to go food shopping ? cant you just send one guy with the truck? ...and if there is i call ? i asked ...the lady answered "he would meet you there " she said proudly.... i replied and how would we get there?
feel free to post your own funny questions comments stay low stay calm stay safe - john
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Permalink Reply by Jeff Gaudio on -
forcing entry to a taxpayer fire using a power saw and a metal blade to cut the locks off the roll down gates . i was told by the owner you should have called i would have brought the keys......i only live 15 mins away...
Ya, if there's no smoke, we have to wait for a key holder. We arrived at a grocery store for an automatic fire alarm and there was fire in the back and the store. The place was filled with moderate smoke yet our orders from the OIC was to wait for the keyholder.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Tomlinson on -
2. a woman once asked me who is in charge of filling the hydrants because the one in front her house is empty...
LOL! That is a good one.
I can't really think of one off the top of my head besides the usual MVA question "What happened?" Some times I'll respond "A train derailed" and even in our tiny little community people say "Really!?" Err, umm, there isn't a working track within 15 miles of our town.
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Permalink Reply by john wakie jr on -
everybody that is replying to this post i thank you for sharing your funny stories...It is very important we keep a light spirt in this profession. tell your friends to post and i thank everyone for taking timeout of your lives to put a smile on a brother/sisters face.....stay low, stay calm, stay safe -john
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Permalink Reply by Reg Mathis on -
Our station is across the street from our city hall and city maintenance department where our local "ruffians" go to fulfill the community service obligations for DUI's and such. About two weeks ago, there were 3 or 4 of us monkeying with a generator in the front door of the engine bay when this gorgeous little 20-something walks up wearing next to nothing(shorts and a halter top if I remember correctly) and asks, "Is this where I come to do my community service?"
There were SEVERAL seconds of stunned silence and if she could have read our thoughts I'm sure the list of harassment charges would have covered multiple pages!!
TCSS
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Permalink Reply by Nick xLTx on -
We rolled up on a house pouring smoke from the eves and a neighbor asked if it was on fire.... WOW
Number 5 is a legitimate question in my opinion. I'll run the lights but I won't touch the siren, there's no point in waking half the neighborhood with the horns and siren just so they can run down the street and rubberneck. I also look at it as a courtesy thing.
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Permalink Reply by Dustin J. Millis on -
We do the same thing once were away from intersections. No sense in waking up half the town
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Permalink Reply by john wakie jr on
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dustin the problem for us is that in our area is grided( equal size blocks from above it would look like graph paper) and theres an intersection every 500 feet.. and we go lts and sirens to warn other responding companys our first due area is rather small and our normal response time is about on a far box no more that 3 mins away .. the next responding company is about 5 mins from that same box ..the lts. and sirens at that time are important in preventing accidents.
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Permalink Reply by Dustin J. Millis on
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Were quite a bit more rural then that. Once we are out of the main section of town, we can go for quite a few miles down a single road without any type of intersection. When we are coming to an intersection out of town, no matter what type, I hit the siren a few times in case there are any cars coming. Again, its 5 am and you can see if there is a car sitting at that intersection waiting to cross. I understand your point of veiw though
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Permalink Reply by Damon Dyer on -
Just wait till ya'll hit someone while not running the siren . He will be making some good money from your city and/or fire dept. . We just had that happen close by and it did not even go to court .
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Permalink Reply by Nick xLTx on
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Siren or not, someone's gonna get a chunk of change either way if they get hit by a fire truck. Half the time noone hears em during the day anyways with their little tuner cars and subwoofers, exhaust, etc. At least at 5am you're more visible with the lights on
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Permalink Reply by Christian M Hartley on -
My favorite, as mentioned above, is on a scene with apparatus galore and an active extrication and a driver stops in the middle of the road and asks, "What's going on?" I always answer shark attack. And they drive away satisfied at an answer; never mind it's southcentral Alaska and the nearest ocean water is 100 miles away.
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Permalink Reply by Dustin J. Millis on
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LOL!!!!!! Damn there are some good ones here. I've honestly never thought to say something like these responses when asked "whats goin on?" I usually try and be professional and give a very brief description and tell the person that the area is not safe. I think next time I might have to go with "shark attack" of "parking cars in trees"
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