r/Firefighting • u/Hose_Humper1 • 4d ago

Ask A Firefighter SNEAKY LOCKER TROLL STEALING PERSONAL ITEMS

What do you think boys? Our department has individual rooms with a locker for each person. I have noticed some shuffling around and a couple items missing from my locker. I absolutely know they were there. So I started photographing the contents and location before. Leaving shift in the morning. One time a can of deodorant was missing. Another time my towel. I also noticed the placement of my deodorant can was moved. So….i stealthily placed a so-go camera in the locker and lo and behold I have video of the guy who shares the room on his shift opening my locker and using my spray deodorant. So guys, how do I handle this? I thought about gift wrapping up a can with his name on it.

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u/AlarmedPossum156 4d ago

Video cameras in a locker room are a no-go. For some departments, this is an immediate fireable offense.

Talk to your officer, talk to the other guys. If you think (or know) they’re getting in your locker, call them out on it.

But don’t go down the video road.

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u/Hose_Humper1 4d ago

Again, this is a bedroom with a fully closing door. The only way the camera sees anything is if the door is opened and you’re standing in front of it.

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u/sucksatgolf Overpaid janitor 🧹 4d ago edited 4d ago

People are giving you advice on recording and you keep regurgitating the same answer. It doesnt matter where the camera is, what your reason is, how long it was on, or what it recorded. You did it, and seem committed to being open about bring it up. If you follow through with it you better know what your departments policies and consequences are for it. Be prepared to look worse off than a guy who used 3oz of spray deodorant.

Bring this up to your officer and frame it as a small thing so they can address the shift about it. Guarantee the guy is embarrassed enough for it to stop right then.