Fire is fire regardless of where you work, and fire
departments are full of folks with unusual personalities. My experiences in fighting fire in a rural
area have given me an appreciation for the unique characteristics of the
country. So, with that in mind, you
might be a redneck firefighter if…….
The soda machine in the station is actually filled with
Rolling Rock.
There is a sign-out sheet in the station to show who
borrowed the engine battery for their tractor.
The tanker port-a-pond doubles as the community pool during
the summer.
The dirt in front of the station looks like black top….from
tobacco “juice.”
The station has the manual from the department's 1958 engine—sold 20 years
ago—and the envelope was never opened.
One of the towns founding families has three roads named
after them—all the same.
Cow versus car is almost as common in the run log book as
car versus deer.
You would need mutual aid from three counties to get a
single engine out for a car fire one day a year—the opening of deer
season.
The helmet you wear is older than half your members.
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