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Originally Posted by sammyg2

Most fire fighters are decent enough folk, but a small percentage of em can't handle the ego stroking and get too big fer their own britches.


I used to be a trained and licenced fire fighter with certificates from from University of Nevada-reno and Texas A&M.
I've fought eight large refinery fires but I also worked as a city firefighter for a short time, even got a letter of recommendation from mayor McCheeze.
That was a very boring gig. Lots of rack time, lots of seat time, lots of cleaning, polishing, and POSING. That was the worst part, the egotistical posers I worked with. They walked around all puffed out, as if their sheet didn't stink. Ever so often one of us would have to remind them that they can't BS us, we're in on the scam. It was only a few that were like that but they gave the rest a bad name.

We have a volunteer fire brigade where I work, and even there we have a few who insist on PRETENDING that they are bigger than life super-hero super-fire fighters, when in actuality they are
refinery workers who might fight one fire in their entire career. They even have plastic badges.

And if a firefighter gets smoke inhalation, he did something WRONG. He broke a rule, failed to follow procedure, or cut a corner.

That, from informed experience.

btw, what other profession gets so much equipment, so much time for training, and then gets to claim heroism when corners are cut and someone dies? Commercial fishermen? ....no. Maybe if I spin it like Silbers --Yeah, Commercial fishing, it's a totally great gig that they get the opportunity to die so you can have food.
Or, --Yeah, roofers, it's a totally great gig that they get the opportunity to die so your property can have dry spot when it rains.

People here are trying to tell you FF's, don't over-play your status. -it's uglier than one of my posts.

Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte

America's 10 Deadliest Jobs - Forbes

Funny, I don't see "cop" or "firefighter" anywhere in the list.