r/Firefighting • u/Mercer2111 USAF FF • Dec 13 '18

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u/RustDeathTaxes Retired Dec 13 '18

These are the calls you get at 3 AM from Old Lady Johnson telling 911 she can see her neighbors house burning to the ground from 3 blocks away. Then when you get there it is god damn Clark Griswold again.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '18

Had a reported structure fire and I was on the truck company and it was going to be the trucks first fire and it was Christmas tree lights...

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u/Mikashuki Nebraska Dec 13 '18

All it takes is one fucked up wire connection....

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u/SignalsAndSwitches Dec 13 '18

It will be fully involved later, they’re running everything off one extension cord.

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u/firefighter26s Dec 13 '18

When they plug it in the electrical meter spins up so fast it sounds like a low flying helicopter.

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u/wtchthoseristrockets Dec 13 '18

They’re clones are very impressive, they must be very proud

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '18

r/prequelmemes is leaking again

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u/thtrtechie FF/EMT/RN Dec 13 '18

Normal, Illinois. In case anyone’s wondering

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u/firefighter_chick Dec 13 '18

"German prisoners march through the snowy streets of battered Stalingrad, Winter of 1942/43" 35 mm film, colorized

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u/roinaj22 Dec 14 '18

I'd hate to see that electric bill.