You Know You Are A Firefighter if…
  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 the fire truck.
  3. You have ever spent 10 minutes 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 one day.
  5. You lay out your clothes from that day so if there is a call at night you can find them quickly.
  6. You take great joy in smashing the windows of a car parked in a fire zone or in front of a hydrant.
  7. You have ever been airborne without an aircraft and water was your thrust.
  8. You always wear red suspenders.
  9. You have ever slept in a hose bed.
  10. You carry a ton of specially modified tools in your pocket.
  11. You ever cursed out someone for putting armor-all on the seats to make them look nice.
  12. You've ever clung to the air horn chord for dear life because the driver is insane.
  13. You have ever played jingle bells at Xmas time on the air horns to clear traffic.
  14. You double your weight every time you go on a job in a building.
  15. You have ever said, "she's hot tonight", and not been talking about a girl.
  16. You have ever had "Yoda ears"
  17. You have ever called a person found after a fire a "crispy critter."
  18. You have ever smoked and there wasn't a cigarette in sight.
  19. You have ever stomped out a fire with your boots because you couldn't wait for water.
  20. Your kids are afraid to get into a water fight with you.
  21. "Climbing the corporate ladder" has nothing to do with career advancement.
  22. Your work gear makes you sound like Darth Vader.
  23. You roll around in anything that just burned to make your new gear look old.
  24. You take pride in the fact that you haven't washed your gear in years.
  25. You carry enough stuff in your pockets to give the Swiss army knives competition.
  26. You carry enough stuff in your car to extinguish a minor blaze.
  27. You have ever juggled hot coals with your gloves.
  28. You have ever walked 3 miles into the woods in 100-degree heat in full turnout gear and a water tank strapped to your back just to put out a fire and had nothing to drink.
  29. Your own vehicle has more lights than a Christmas tree.

 

 

 

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