Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear- period.



I tire of hearing of newbies and probies being ridiculed, questioned, demoralised and many other forms of "harassment" and "punishment" by the older generation in the emergency services.



There's simply no need for it. Resepct should be given from day one that the newbie walks into the firehouse.



I'd suggest that if the older generation firefighters (and other emergency service personnel) want… Continue

I'll begin by stating quite clearly that here in Oz, it has been a national law since the early 70's for every person (Including emergency responders) to wear a seat belt, so I'm at a loss to understand the mentality of some.....



Having said that, here's my random rant for the day!





What are we coming to?



Today a little switch in the back of mind flicked into the on position, or was that the p**sed off position?



What have we come to? We need to… Continue