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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 Capt 723 on -
I like the professional response. As funny and annoying as the questions are it is important to remember you are the face of the department to that person. A "smart" answer isn't always the best answer...and before I get called a stick in the mud...
We were called to an elderly ladies home who had just returned from the auto repair shop and mistook steam coming from under the hood of her car for smoke. When we showed up with a dozen personnel and four vehicles she was appalled. She thought just a couple of us would come from the station and check it out. She had no concept of the volunteer system.
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Permalink Reply by anne potter on -
So there's a fire over there and your putting water on it...
Heard that one before..
Or hey thats a pumper what does it do pump water right...
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Permalink Reply by Becky on -
lol i like these comments a lot.
-some of my guys once sent our junior to about 6 neighboring companies to get our water hammer and friction loss spray.
-confirmed structure fire, smoke everywhere, someone comes to me and asks, "is something burning?"
-SWAT incident, sniper in a yard, armed suspect in a house, we are blocking traffic, woman comes up and says, "i need to get home, my cats are there, it's the one next to where all those guys in black are standing"
-while throwing a ladder to a 2nd story window, guy asks, "what if that window is locked?"
-"i didn't know plastic could melt!"
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Permalink Reply by Damon Dyer on -
We had a call that was a unknown medical . The 20 something rp wanted me to read the pregnancy test . I told her it was positive and she was having triplets .
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Permalink Reply by Ralph L. Carr IV on -
Oh man. I remember one run when I worked in Toledo many many moons ago. Like 1986 or 87. We go to a shooting with 16`s. The ALS car was cancelled because the gal just had a VERY minor knick on her upper arm from the bullet passing thru the door her husband shot at to shut her up. There were some splinters and very minor bleeding. It looked more like a bugbite with splinters........Anyhow, "inner city".........She`s running all over inside the house yelling."I been SHOT!! I need the stretcher! I been SHOT I needs the stretcher!!!" A cop walked up to her and tried to calm her down, she`s still screamin and actin a fool...(I now understand why her husband shot at her)....The cop yells......."CAN YOU READ?!?!)...
She replies "YES!!! I CAN DAMN WELL READ!!".......He walks her over to the front door asks her to read the side of our car...(company name was Walker Ambulance).....She says......"It say Walker".....cop replies......"well, start walkin, he didn`t shoot you in the F%#*in foot".
Ah, the good `ole days.....
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Permalink Reply by Holly on -
That's some funny stuff!!! Can't think of anything off the top of my head though I know I've heard a few.
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Permalink Reply by Nick xLTx on -
I actually used the "parking cars in trees" one the other night excpet I subbed in a power pole instead. The look on that poor fellows face was priceless!
"What's goin on up there?"
"We're just parking cars in power poles, that one up ahead is taken but you can use the next one down if you'd like"
LOLOLOL!
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Permalink Reply by Stephen on -
it was a nasty MVA people trapped air ambulance, rescue, police were there road was completely blocked be the accident and trucks on scene, i was manning a road block at a intersection the support was blocking one side of the road the other side was clear there was a firie there to stop people as ambs and police were frequently going in and out, as well as a picnic site was 50m down the road 500m from the accident and we were letting a some cars through to that, had this one car the drivers looked at me looked at the gap and went for it, 2 cars followed. only to so them 2 minute later driving back with that "Oooh thats why the roads blocked, you can't get through sheepish look on his face."
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Permalink Reply by Jim on -
We were working a bumper thumper once when some clown screeched to a stop, leaned out his window, and excitedly gasped at 200 mph, "OHMYGOD,IT'SAWRECK,ISTHEREANYTHINGICANDO?" to which i took a cue and fired back just as fast and almost as excitedly, "YESTHEREIS!JUST DRIVEONDOWNTHEROADQUICKLY!" to which his reply was , "OK! as he floored it and drove off.....(HTBT sitch, no other cars on the roadway except for this fool, proudly doing his civic duty to help by driving away)
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We pulled up to Wally World on a first responder call one evening for a subject fallen. I guess someone musta got taken out by Wally's falling prices again.
I love seeing the cars scramble out of the fire lane when that Q2 winds down in front of 'em--they look like coackroaches scattering when the lights come on.
All except for one..
We got off the rig and started walking in when some oxygen thief leans out of his car and yells, "Hey buddy! Can I park my car here?"
I just looked at him and said, " Sure, ! It'll only cost ya $75 ! Afterwhich he challenged me with, ' HOW MUCH?? just to park right here"
Here's your No Parking -fire lane sign...
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We get a fire alarm at Wally World one morning. We dismount looking all resplendant in all the latest in turnout and SCBA fashionry. As I walk towards the front door, here comes what turns out to be, one of the store's assistant managers, who looks me and asks, ' Are you a fireman?" I All I could say, was, 'No Ma'am, i just play one on TV!"
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Ahhhh the cynicism of old fart'ism!
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Permalink Reply by Amanda R Collins on -
These are hilarious.
The funniest one I remember was actually an incident involving one of our own fire fighters about 2 weeks ago.
Exact conversation.
2106 to Halifax
Central: go ahead 2106
Can I get an ETA on station 21?
Central: an ETA for what 2106?
The fire on 158 halifax
Central: What fire on 158 2106?
2106 to Halifax
Central: Go ahead for Halifax
I would like to report a vehicle fire in my front yard
Central: 2106, can I get your location?
#### Hwy 158, about 1/4 mile from the station.
When we got there, it was literally a logging truck with a small fire on the back. He could have walked to the station and got the brush truck and the in house guy faster. We are still ragging him for that.
Another one: we pulled up to a single-wide, fully involved, second truck on scene. All we could do is surround and drown. So after 10 minutes on the line, we did a rotation (3 man team, one nozzle, one support, one rest) and I was on rest. I went back over to the truck to grab some water and the woman that lived in the house walks up to me and asks if we will be done in time for her to get back in the house for CSI. I told her that I doubted it, but seriously, what was she thinking?
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Permalink Reply by John Crabbe on -
We had a false alarm at a nursing home and the other FF and myself went to put our gear away. My officer was still inside, in full PPE getting information. I went in to get his SCBA for him and one of the nusres asked if that was a fire extinguisher.....I said No, I am a fire extinguisher and so is the guy wearing it.
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Permalink Reply by Shareef Abdu Nur on -
I was walking out of the fire building to take of my SCBA, put my tools away, and help the Engine Co guys repack their hose when a woman came up to me and said, "Was there a fire here?" I stopped, turned around, looked back at the building with the hole in the roof, the busted windows, the smoke and fire damage to all of the upstairs, the firefighters and apparatus all over the place, the news cameras, and I politely said to her, "No. sometimes we just like to get all dressed up and go pick a house to destroy at 3 AM." We both laughed about it.
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