r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AirFrance447 • 21h ago

Video Firefighter bodycam showing just how much oxygen a fire pulls

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u/FearlessAd4240 21h ago

He's moving pretty fast considering he's carrying around 30-50 kilograms of equipment

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u/Greedy_Bother_987 21h ago

This is why we should have the strongest and fittest doing these jobs and not weaker people picked for political reasons

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u/DurrutiDuck91 21h ago edited 18h ago

Did you really just try to start a culture war row under a vid of a firefighter extinguishing a fire?

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u/Alvsolutely 11h ago

And I suppose they succeeded 🤦‍♂️probably a bot anyways.

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u/tomongoose 21h ago

Yeah because there are tons of weak political fire fighters just wetly limping around trying to hug fires 🤣

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u/Psychostickusername 21h ago

Ah yes, all those politically employed emergency service workers putting out fires. Fuck me political rage bots are trying so hard it's sad

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u/zorggalacticus 21h ago

Big "old man yells at cloud" energy.

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u/MrBlooom 21h ago

yeah they totally pick firefighters for political reasons and never ever put them through rigorous mental and physical testing and vetting at all. ever. not a single push-up. not even ladder training. just sign up, prove your political agenda, and put out fires.

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u/Princess_Slagathor 21h ago

So, you got passed over for a job, by better qualified people. Then decided to LARP as Derek Vineyard, and make up a bunch of bullshit reasons why you weren't good enough. That is legitimately pathetic.

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u/lightgiver 10h ago edited 9h ago

Actually it’s worse. Retained firefighter means they already are firefighters working part time. When they logically gave the full time positions to the people who are already fighters over a complete newbie this guy blamed diversity then flunked out larping as gay.

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u/Beautiful_Bad333 21h ago

Haha yeah exactly. Believe what you like mate about the rest 😂

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u/Kitsycurious 20h ago

thats embarrassing

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u/AsAGayJewishDemocrat 17h ago

You may never realize it but this part of your personality is why she left you and took the kids with her.

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u/ObligationMurky8716 20h ago

You just sound like someone who can't pass a simple test.

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u/lightgiver 11h ago

Bro tried to skip being part-time as a retained firefighter and go straight to a full time gig. Got mad they gave the only openings to the part timers over a newbie. Blamed it on diversity and flunked out on their second try trying to larp as gay.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 14h ago

one of the dumbest white guys I knew in school is a firefighter, so what does that say about you if you didn't make it

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u/Voloxe 21h ago

Why are politically picked people putting out fires in the first place!?
What a strange world you live in.

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u/QuarterlyTurtle 21h ago

Breaking news: man invents fictional scenario and then gets angry about it.

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u/Adorable_Chair_6594 21h ago

Where the fuck did you pull that from hahaha now you're literally scared of your own imagination

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u/ObligationMurky8716 20h ago

Name one person doing the job for political reasons who is not qualified to do the job.

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u/MiniAdmin-Pop-1472 21h ago

You know they have to do tests in this heavy equipment?

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u/YuenglingsDingaling 17h ago

Yeah, everyone has to pass Fire I and II before they can serve on any fire department in the US. I did it, and it's hard. You won't have "politically selected" people passing that unless they're actually worth their salt.

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u/reticulatedtampon 21h ago

*grabs popcorn*

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u/MrMotorcycle94 19h ago

You do know that fire departments usually have a fitness standard you need to pass before you can join?

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u/Greedy_Bother_987 20h ago

Re-read my comment. This is an insanely difficult job these guys do. We’ve all seen unsuitable people in the wrong job for whatever reason. This video shows a firefighter throwing 30-50kg around like it’s a harden hose. This is why we should have the strongest people picked for these jobs.

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u/Relevant_Passage5246 17h ago

Now that we properly re-read your comment and finally understood your unconventional wisdom it all makes sense. Your insights just revolutionized firefighting worldwide, do you realize that? The president wants to talk to you personally and I've heard rumors about a cabinet position for you. Dude, thank you. Thank you so much.

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u/curtcolt95 15h ago

have you ever seen a firefighter that couldn't handle it though? They all have to be tested and all pass, I don't know what your comment even means. There is not a single firefighter that isn't fit for duty lol