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Ever get that feelin!
Does your department have members with superstitions(Spelling?) that if you watch a movie or say the word "fire" or"run" feel that a fire or med run is inevitable? I have heard some say every time we watch "Ladder 49" we have a structure fire shortly thereafter.
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Permalink Reply by Rob on
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I had a couple of movies that I never got to finish till recently (Blazing Saddles was one) because every stinking time I tried to watch one we got a run. Now, have I walked in at the start of a shift and "had that feeling" oh hell yeah I have! Is it always right, of course not. Have I had those calls where at the time of dispatch I have that feeling that this is going to be a bad one even if dispatch makes it out to not be, you bet! I would not say it is so much superstition, but just a gut feeling, and all I can say is listen to your gut! It might not be right all the time, but it has got me out of some crappy situation that had no other outward indicators otherwise.
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Permalink Reply by Finn Volunteer on
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My father had a song with this supertitious side . It translates in english like " i´m a man, and nothing ever happens to me"
He´s retired career FF, and that song were prohibited, that no one on his shift don´t sing it aloud..
To me, i have this cold shivers, and in next five- to fifteen minutes comes a call..
A few movies. Amityville horror and Stephen King´s the Shining. Never finished those, everytime comes call´s
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Permalink Reply by Justin Westmoreland on
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We do not use the words quiet, transfer, or nap. Also when our EMS director is in his office, if he removes his shoes its usually a guarenteed call.
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Permalink Reply by Robert on
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not so much when I am watching movies or anything like that. But whenever most of our people are out of town or otherwise engaged to the point of not being able to respond, we get run's.
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Permalink Reply by John on
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We had one squad leader that if the local Deputy said "hope I don't see you tonight" she was convinced we would get a call.
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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on
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Never, ever, ever use the word "Quiet" in any Emergency department.....and if possible avoid duty on any full moon......LOL
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Permalink Reply by Beverly on
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When I ran EMS the person who said "quiet" was taking their life in their hands...it either meant the call from he*l or 22 pts in 12 hours. The worst one was when my husband (fiancee at the time) who is a firefighter said to me "hope you don't have any calls tonight"...we had a tornado...very rare in the northeast!
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Permalink Reply by Tony P on
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We have to call in fire reports by phone. I'm always being told that I should never call in all the reports, I should always leave the latest one or we'll get another call. That's a fairly common superstition in my service. Does it happen? Surprisingly often. And to be paged when in the middle of calling in those reports? Also surprisingly often. Oh, and we also have the one about get two calls, there's a third coming.
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Permalink Reply by Smoke Eater on
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My wife is really good about getting that feeling before the pager goes off and she's not a firefighter!!! Sometimes I do get it and sometimes it's just wishful thinking. Lol
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Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on
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Seems like everytime I get all the reports up to date we get slammed with multiple calls. I have had that feeling some nights when I go to sleep that we are going to get a ripper and we do. Humm? premonition or just happenstance? The calls always seem to come in three's. We get two calls and you can be sure that we will get a third before the night is out. Why's that? Just funny stuff!
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Permalink Reply by Joey "BigShow" De Piano on
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Hell yes so far every Feb during the Nascar first seasonal race about the last 50 laps we have had either a structure or MVA and had to wait to return to know winner it all started the year Dale jr won..other times are christmas and july 4th
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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on
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Not at all. We've watched Backdraft and Ladder 49 on shift before with no worries of superstitiousness! We often talk about previous "runs" or "fires" with no worries.
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