This brings me to the night of December 27, 1983. I was a pretty new firefighter. At 20:23 hours, a full assignment was dispatched to North Division & Grosvenor streets. The three engines, two trucks, rescue and 3rd Battalion were responding to a report of a large propane tank leaking in a building. Engine 32 arrived and reported nothing showing, but they were talking to some workmen from the four-story, heavy-timber warehouse (approx. 50' x 100'). Truck 5, Engine 1 and BC Supple arrived…

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You know you are a firefighter when:

1. You can tell what type of fire it is by the smell of smoke 10 miles away.



2. You have ever had a heated debate over the color of fire trucks.



3. You have ever spent 10 min trying to force open a door only to have someone come along and open it by turning the handle.



4. You have ever taken 10 or more showers in 1 day.



5. You have ever been airborne without an aircraft and water was your…

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You might be a volunteer if:

You've woken up thinking your pager went off and as you look at it..., it does.



You lay out your clothes from that day so if there is a call at night you can find them quickly.



You carry enough in your car to extinguish a minor blaze.



You spend a great deal of time explaining to your friends what it means to be a volunteer- "Yes, I'm ALWAYS on duty. No, I'm not kidding!"



You can hear that the siren will…

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and i thought i would share....
98% of people would say "oh shit" when they slide on ice... the other 2% are from Buffalo and would say "hold my beer and watch this shit." I thought it was funny hope you find it amusing like me.