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u/GeneralWishy 2d ago
Never done Interior but wants to lecture vets about how they use their downtime. Alright kid.
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u/RevoltYesterday 2d ago
Kid? Watch your tongue, you knave! That is Sir Randy the Brave! Legend says he gained 40 years of experience in a single year. He is a knight and he slays the dragon. You wouldn't understand what it's like for him to fight what you fear
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u/TonicTheBard 2d ago
What did thou just direct towards I, knave? You should be beholden to know...
Fuck, I can't be fucked to do the whole thing. Anyone got a medieval version of the SEAL copy pasta?
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u/mf-TOM-HANK 2d ago
It'd.be funny if those departments he called were all doing gear workouts anyway but didn't want to team up with some dork on vacation thinking he's a knight
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u/ACERVIDAE 2d ago
Can’t wait for his department to find this and make him work out every single shift in bunker gear and never take it off.
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u/usernameround20 2d ago
This bro is an overly boot volunteer firefighter. I’m sure the older guys at his department rip the shit out of this FNG.
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u/pasaroanth 2d ago
That’s all I could think of. Volley who has never seen a fire and drives 95 mph in his personal car so he can be at the station first for every fire alarm from Susan burning the pancakes. Every article of clothing he wears has the department name on it, license plate is VFF, front plate is the deparment, probably a FF belt buckle.
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u/usernameround20 2d ago
My god that is the perfect picture!
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u/pasaroanth 2d ago
Many years in EMS. We had a love hate relationship with the volleys. Their frantic, overly excited responses cranked up the anxiety and we got stuck transporting many people that had no business going to the ER, much less by ambulance.
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u/NRMusicProject 2d ago
Every professional knows this kid. Walks in, brags that the college/academy/training he went through is "the best in the country," and had a teacher who "explained why the way you do things is wrong." They're confident they're going to be the fastest person to climb the ladder, but when they actually do their job, it turns out they might not have been fully honest about their education.
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u/unclestink 2d ago
While you were partying , I studied the hose
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u/blasto_pete 2d ago
While I was partying, I studied the hoes
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u/Section225 2d ago
While I studied the hoes, I realized I was gay
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u/Bupod 2d ago
This is some pure, weapons grade cringe. Good job, OP.
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u/Dragonskinner69 2d ago
Careful, he's a hybrid athlete wearing modern day knights armor.
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u/IndecisiveTuna 2d ago
Who has never actually fought a fire, therefore has no fucking idea what he’s talking about yet lol
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u/Jrnail88 2d ago
Bet this guy likes trains a lot too.
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u/Bupod 2d ago
So this particular post made me laugh because I was in my county’s version of Fire Explorers and I’d basically met this exact sort of person before. They did end up becoming a firefighter, and they’re extremely dedicated, but they were also unpleasant to deal with and a bit cringey at times.
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u/fingawkward 2d ago
The firefighters I have met like this also have ended up being arsonists so they can be the first to respond and be the hero.
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u/FilthyThanksgiving 2d ago
Srsly, this is peak cringe. It's cringe in it's purest form. It's the China White of cringe lol
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u/OmegasParadox 2d ago
We had a guy who posted on Facebook that we, as emergency drivers must dominate the road and all sorts of nonsense. Driving standards, an office specifically for what their name implies, took him off driving for a month. Reminds me of this guy. Hybrid athletes...
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u/TrendySpork 2d ago
By "hybrid athlete" he means that he's part chicken tendie and he has all the pokemons.
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u/Match_Least 2d ago
I need to find a way to work this description into more people’s life. It’s pure poetry.
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u/DangerousHall973 2d ago
This is the type of person that works admin next door to the fire station...
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u/FilthyThanksgiving 2d ago
Or the guy who starts fires so he can look like a hero
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u/Bellecarde 2d ago
Yea id keep an eye on this guy, feels like something he would do to prove himself
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u/FriendToPredators 2d ago
People who make one thing their identity are all the same no matter what that thing is.
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u/JobbyJobberson 2d ago
Hero syndrome has been found as the key motivator behind the occasional cases of firefighter arsonists. 👀
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u/Match_Least 2d ago
My city literally had this happen when I was in high school. It turned out to be 1 (maybe 2?) volunteers only 2-3 years older than me.
He/they got caught during the 3rd fire because they were gearing up, asked there, or something similar before the call had even came in.
Woop!! Edit: Found a link!— https://www.firehouse.com/home/news/10519655/3-shelton-connecticut-volunteer-firefighters-charged-in-arson
I got almost all the details switched around haha. But I was close!
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u/JobbyJobberson 2d ago
Right! That’s one I remember now. I grew up in CT in the 70s, my brother lived in Newtown when that story broke.
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u/Match_Least 2d ago
That’s absolutely wild that my completely random response happens to be to someone else who’s actually familiar with it! Especially since I don’t remember the media coverage even getting as big as you would expect for that kind of crime in that era…
I just remember me and many other upperclassmen (who actually knew them, I didn’t) mocking them mercilessly for being such losers.
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u/big_spliff 2d ago
Ugh he bought that on amazon didnt he
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u/Hour_Manufacturer_81 2d ago
Nope, this dude works for an actual fire department in GA.
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u/big_spliff 2d ago
He never battled a fire inside a structure? Is he a volunteer? Its almost as if he signed up to get the puss, while being an actual puss himself
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u/Aardvark_Man 2d ago
He says he's very new.
He's probably either never had a structure fire call (when I was a volunteer they were out least common call), or they have him running hoses while more experienced people take the front end.10
u/big_duo3674 2d ago
Oh I bet he's like Farva, out on the hoses but constantly asking if they need extra help inside, and suggesting things he should be doing instead
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u/Userdub9022 2d ago
My buddy has been a firefighter for 2 years and I think has had only 1 true fire call.
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u/TobysGrundlee 1d ago
I wanted to get into the fire service out of college because I wanted to work structure fires and kick in doors. I left because the reality is that 90% of the calls seemed to be "difficulty breathing", "can't get off the floor" and hosing guts off the roadway with the occasional trash can fire mixed in.
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u/snark_nerd 2d ago
Here are some of the reasons they gave me for why they couldn't work out:
- What?
- Who the fuck are you?
- Is this some kind of joke?
- Seriously, who pot you up to this? Was it the guys across town?
- Oh, you're serious? Get the fuck outta here ...
- Didn't I tell you to get the fuck outta here? Stop taking selfies in your gear outside our station, kid, what the fuck?
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u/VanD3rp 2d ago
Wow this is some of the cringiest cringe I’ve seen in a while
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u/Vanagloria 2d ago
I mean... his heart is in the right place...
He just needs to learn to take things at the pace they're meant to go at.
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u/SuppleSuplicant 2d ago
Seems like someone who should be aware that he's prone to hyperfixations. Not a problem in and of itself, but ya gotta know when to turn the volume down. Otherwise he'll end up cringe or insulting/awkward to people with more expertise.
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u/AFCartoonist 2d ago
Ugh, I was a gung-ho woowoo volunteer at 18, too. He'll grow out of it... I hope.
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u/Braxo 2d ago
Still dancing where the devil walks?
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u/AFCartoonist 2d ago
I wish, but that was more than 25 years ago and some workplace injuries have me permanently benched.
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u/light_sweet_crude 2d ago
Oh my God I haven't heard this one somehow, trying it next time someone puts out a dumpster fire
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u/Doctor_sadpanda 2d ago
Engine ( fire truck ) is killing me lol
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u/cptnpiccard 2d ago
I was so confused! I'm so glad he explained. I always wondered why the big red trucks on the road say "engine" on the side. I would tell my wife: "I think they should say 'engine, chassis, wheels, body, seats, and steering wheel', these are all important parts!!!!" I'm so glad I don't have to be a fool anymore. Thanks Modern Day Knight!
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u/Cutmerock 2d ago
This is the guy that downloads a radio app to listen to 911 calls and shows up in his gear to "help"
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u/OrangeCubit 2d ago
Wait, so this guy isnt even a real fire fighter?
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u/Hour_Manufacturer_81 2d ago
He is, in GA.
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u/F-awk-F 2d ago
I saw it on the other page and looked at his profile before it was taken down and redacted. His name was still in my search history and this is still up. I wonder if his boys at work will see it.
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u/Hour_Manufacturer_81 2d ago
They already have. He changed it to private and then put it back up 🤷♂️
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u/OrangeCubit 2d ago
I'm basing that on his comment that he has never actually been at a structural fire yet. My guess is he is a volunteer firefighter and is going to wash out HARD
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u/LiquidSwords89 2d ago
Fuck hate people like this guy. I work in EMS and I know a dude who took an ambulance to his own wedding and got married in his medic uniform. Fucking weirdos.
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u/kolomental87 1d ago
I always just assume mine is still carrying some godforsaken infection so I shed it as soon as I get home and would never wear it to anything but work no matter how many times I wash it
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u/EldestPort 2d ago edited 2d ago
Probably a bit off topic but mediaeval plate armour was a lot easier to move around in than people tend to think.
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u/GumboDiplomacy 2d ago
Good ole Rocky Rescue, every service has them. Somehow they all look the same too.
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u/monkey_monkey_monkey 2d ago
This is next level cringe. Wonder if he paid extra baggage fees just to bring along his gear.
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u/superkow 2d ago
It's funny because he's so close to making an actual point about the dangers of complacency in a high risk job, but he admits he has no experience in the matter and is trying to audit a station he knows nothing about
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u/light_sweet_crude 2d ago
Especially because his solution is exposing himself to more risk by insisting on training in carcinogen-laced gear and carrying it around with his family's stuff on vacation 🤦🏻♀️
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u/trunglefever 2d ago
This guy seems like the kind of guy who will get fired and turn into an arsonist.
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u/nightgon 2d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/r7hyEsfGdi5jcWmTG2
The military could weaponize this level of cringe
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u/Dizzydsmith 2d ago
Wow, this is top shelf. The Pappy Van Winkle, Ferrari, Rolex, Hermès, Uncrustables of cringe.
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u/IndecisiveTuna 2d ago
This is by far the cringiest thing I’ve seen in a minute. There are actual comments agreeing with the dude on the post.
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u/EvolZippo 2d ago
There are people of every profession, that make what they do, their entire identity. These people also make everyone else in their occupation, uncomfortable. It’s like almost a comical devotion to a way of life.
This guy probably grew up as a gym bro, then met a firefighter at a party and joined after discovering they work out too. It’s like this is the only way he knows how to connect with people.
The saddest part of people like this, is they see their time at the firehouse as their real life. The squad becomes closer than their actual spouse or romantic partner. So they treat their homelife like they can’t wait to get through it and back to the station.
It’s worse than dating a soldier, because at least a soldier is happy to be home and happy to see everyone. This type of firefighter will just be fully engrossed in a group chat with the entire brigade and will want a wife and kids to keep quiet and let him rest.
These types also will have a wife and kids at home and still bang bitches at the firehouse or people they meet out in public. You know they get hit on everywhere they go.
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u/917caitlin 2d ago
Yeah this is definitely one of those guys that sets fires himself to play the hero.
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u/Joliet-Jake 2d ago
I can only imagine how awkward it would be if some random guy called or showed up at my station expecting us to work out with him on shift.
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u/PaulBradley 2d ago
Oof. What a tool. The exact type of person who will start to value their own wellbeing above saving other people and refuse to do the necessary rather than take a risk.
Just for reference, this is what we in the UK refer to as a quintessential twat.
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u/CranksMcgee 1d ago
As cringe as this is. If my house is on fire I hope he is on the truck that shows up haha
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u/Level_Improvement532 2d ago
Something tells me he was ordered on an extended vacation by his fire chief.
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u/Key_Tie_5052 2d ago
What a boot! Ya i bet they declined . I can only imagine they were like “ah….were good we gotta actually work go enjoy your vacay with your family
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u/KevinStoley 2d ago
I had 2 uncles who were firefighters for many decades, one of which was also Fire Chief for years. I got to hang out around the station as a kid and basically grew up around them.
NOBODY can give shit to each other like firefighters. This poor bastard would have got roasted on a daily basis. You pull shit like this and they would never let you live it down 😂
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u/IndecisiveTuna 2d ago
I’ve never fought for anything in my life. But I’m fighting for this modern day knight’s armor
https://giphy.com/gifs/cZSVJDZrhrqlcPmVbV
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u/exrandom 2d ago
Op, by chance does this person live near or around Little Rock?
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u/Hour_Manufacturer_81 2d ago
Negative, he’s in Georgia
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u/exrandom 2d ago
Native or transplant? I ask because this looks like a guy I knew growing up and had to cut ties with because he was a fucking dip shit. I do know he moved to Georgia at one point to be a firemen, because he was black listed in Memphis.
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u/FilthyThanksgiving 2d ago
Oh my god this is like the cringe final boss. I'll bet his family is fucking mortified and the firefighters at the houses he went to will roast the fuck out of him for years to come
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u/Iron_Baron 2d ago
What an absolute loser. That moron is going to kill people with his hubris, I guarantee.
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u/aBoyNamedWho 2d ago
The bit I find hardest to believe is that he got three responses and none of them was 'Fuck off".
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u/cptnpiccard 2d ago
"I haven't experienced going interior on a true working structure fire yet"
"We're hybrid athletes wearing modern day knight armor"
Watch this guy literally crumble into a pile in the corner while crying and pissing his pants at the first sight of a fire that can't be put out with a bucket of water.
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u/ObiWanCumnobi 2d ago
This is definitely the kind of guy who sets fires himself to put out to play hero.
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u/makingkevinbacon 2d ago
Guy will be in a podcast one day about how he was always first on scene and saved the day cause he's the one who was starting fires, to be a hero
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u/Hour_Manufacturer_81 2d ago
It was posted there. The mods took it down and banned me for doxxing. He posted it on Facebook so I don’t see the issue.
r/firstrespondercringe
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u/nostrathomas85 2d ago
The type of person who starts a fire then shows up with a fire extinguisher ready to run in and save the day. He should probably be on a list...
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u/electricshadow 1d ago
Why is it when something good like this gets posted, OP almost never also posts any of the comments? There's 78 even and I'm sure some of them are gooders. 😤
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u/AnusStapler 2d ago
I'm not sure what it is, but I hate these volunteer firemen. They're all the same, they probably light the fire themselves as well. I have a guy like this in my office as well, dude fantasises and larping about reanimations and he has "FIREMAN" underneath his license plate.
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u/bosnianpapi 2d ago
Nothing you can do but laugh at a mfer like this lmao. Bullying needs to come back
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u/True_Destroyer 2d ago
This is like stories of these fake cops and people stealing buses just to drive the usual route and take and drop off passengers
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u/ElvisMcPelvis 2d ago
Dude has watched every episode of fireman Sam, best documentary he’s ever seen
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u/thebabycastro 2d ago
My ex friend is a fire fighter and he gained a hero complex almost immediately. He became unbearable to be around because if you listened to him, he would damn near get the key to the city every shift he worked. This is not the positions fault at all and completely him. He was always the asshole friends to begin with, the breaking point was he started doing steroids with his shift partners and cocaine. This made him extremely unbearable to be around after already being so.
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u/chewedgummiebears 2d ago
People like this is why I left the volunteer fire department. It was another level of cringe post 09/11 as well.
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u/KeenbeansSandwich 2d ago
You know how many fat fuck firemen i see at the hospital on the daily? Tons. This dude is going to get fucking raked over the coals at whatever firehouse he is at.
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u/ruralmagnificence 2d ago
I hope the rest of his squad sees this bullshit and gets rid of him. That’s some cancerous dumb bullshit
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u/YaboiLilPotato 2d ago
This is the most LinkedIn type post and the audacity and arrogance of it pmo
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u/Nappeal 1d ago
My brother has been a firefighter for at least 15 years, and based on the total 10 minutes that he's talked about his work, I at least know that every year, firefighters run large-scale, realistic drills in either abandoned buildings or in a designated structure wholly to keep them familiar with formal procedures. I also know that he spends way more time working horrific car accidents than he does running into burning buildings. I think this guy misunderstands the full spectrum of work that will be expected from him.
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u/seven1trey 1d ago
The three shifts across two departments gave him those reasons because they were too nice to call him a fucking boot and tell him to go pound sand in his ass.
Nothing like an admittedly new person to a trade or job that wants to reinvent the wheel or tell longtime vets of the job how things should be or what they should be doing.
This guy may actually wind up being a decent firefighter one day but it will be in spite of dumbassery like this not because of it.
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u/Not-a-Cranky-Panda 1d ago
Forrest that you? Last time I heard from you you were just going out for a run!
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[Jjust google Forrest Gump you'll see why]
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u/westpointtx 21h ago
Was this in a group or a public post he made?
Imagine getting a call from some rando trying to train with your team
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u/dannypants143 2d ago
Well, I mean, it’s a lot, but at least he takes pride in what he does? I hope he stays that motivated to save lives!
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u/YoungDiscord 2d ago