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Relationships in the firehouse...what's your take?
My boyfriend and I have been together for 2 years now, we met at the firehouse when i joined, and we have successfully managed to (as i like to say) 'divorce' on the fire scene. even when he was in serious danger, i kept my cool and continued to do what i was told. I know not everyone can accomplish that. i was just wondering if anyone else is in or has been in a successful firehouse relationship or if anyone is completely against it?
what's your opinion?
what's your opinion?
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Permalink Reply by Mary Ellen Shea on
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por quoi? It's overrated. I'll sleep when I'm dead.
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Now THERE'S a novel concept...desiring a woman for her brain pan versus her accessories.
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so sez Joe...our resident Rabble Rouser.
Love,
The F.O.G.I.E.S.
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Permalink Reply by Sandy113 on
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actually if you had read my original post on the topic, you would see that i already have experienced such circumstances. my boyfriend was on another truck(only reason i knew what truck he was on was because he is a lt. and has a very distinct voice when signing on radio) and had orders to go into the house and help the obese lady and her chihuahuah out. well in the front yard there was a live wire down. while he was inside the wire hit the water main lighting up the entire house and sparking several fires in the residence. i knew he was in there and i didnt know if he had been touching anything metal such as a doorknob or anything of the sort. I kept my cool and stuck to my orders which was to stretch the 5 inch supply tap the hydrant and get ready to go for interior attack. i didnt not even see him until we got back to the station. so please dont call me looney. just because you may not think you would be strong enough does not mean that others aren't.
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Permalink Reply by Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich on
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just because you may not think you would be strong enough does not mean that others aren't.
I understand that you may be strong enough for the here and now, but have you considered the cumulative effect?
Question for the group: is there anyone out there who can tell me how many close calls it took for one of you to say "that's it; I can't take it anymore".
Part two of the question is: did you find yourself involved with personnel matters, as in your partner got a write up and it affected YOUR attitude as well?
Thanks in advance.
Art
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Permalink Reply by Angela Lee on
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My spouse and I roll out on the same truck most of the time, but we both know when that tone drops that we become firefighters and not spouses. It is an awesome thing to know that we can share something we both enjoy so much and yet do our jobs to the fullest.
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I have to disagree with you as I feel that my spouse is harder on me then others. He is a captain and we have no problems with this. Many departments have families in them and we are getting ready to bring our son into it. I just don't think that as long as two people know the boundaries that this should not be a problem.
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We agree. This is not a prooblem where I am from. We have three couples that belong to the station and we do just fine.
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Permalink Reply by AFD on
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Hi Sandi :)
Boy! This subject : Relationship in the Firehouse sure did get the Ball Moving.....
i mention my good female freind and her husband have had an very good relationship when they both were in the fire service.
My friends husband is now retired and she is still active.
i work oppsite of her, we both are doing good.
i am not in a relationship with any one at this time.
Be Safe :)
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oh, well said J--
As usual, you cut right to the heart of it....
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Permalink Reply by agriffin on
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My husband & I have been together since 2001 and we are happily fire fighting in the same fire dept we are actually a better team because of it!!! :)
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Permalink Reply by Dan Thomas on
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Relationships in the firehouse...Boy oh boy! Now I'm not going to sit here and pretend that my firehouse and our members are complete saints and "nothing" has ever happened...But I'm also not here to air our dirty laundry because, as I heard it when I first started in the fire service, what happens at the firehouse, stays at the firehouse. I've seen relationships flourish and I've seen them fail tremendously. But what you really have to look at is the future consequences of a man and wife working or volunteering at the same firehouse. Countless times a day or month a husband and wife team up to ride the ambulance or engine to emergency scenes? What happens that one day when that ambulance or engine has an accident and injures or kills one or two of them? What happens to the kids, if any, that are involved? Now I know that many of you will read this and give the old response to any firefighter problem or accident..."it won't happen to me" well I'm here to tell you that it may not happen today or tomorrow but it will happen in your career.
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