The core beliefs of the USA fire service 1. the public is stupid - only firemans know about fire
2. firemans dont require college degrees 3. firemans must sleep at night 4. firemans must not live near fire station 5. only idiots work on ambulances 6. firemans save babys from fires every day 7. there are only 2 kinds of real fire trucks - pumpers with lots of flashing lights, and tiller aerials that make great fireground ornaments 8. firemans must never speak of effectiveness or efficiency 9. radios are easy to use - like a toaster - just turn on and go 10. yellow fire trucks have been banished - time to bring back the horses Fact - 2,400 homes were recently incinerated in Tennessee in just 1 fire Fact - London recently drove their fires down 50% by emphasizing fire prevention thru home visits IIRC Fact - probably millions die (partially) due to bad EMS in the USA annually ------------------------ If you go to the US Fire Administration website right now - https://www.usfa.fema.gov/ - you will see - 1. fire prevention info for winter fires 2. PTSD vs firefighters 3. safety of volunteer firefighters 4. wildfire grants (free money) 5. hospital fires kill 5 people per year -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/massfire. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
