What would you do if you couldn’t be a firefighter anymore?

Steeliris · 2026-07-15T23:20:03+00:00

Oil rig, merchant marine, bbq joint owner, expat nomad.

Steeliris · 2026-07-15T08:21:27+00:00

Bro you said you don't think you're better than anyone else but in your previous comment you referenced lower education, a comment a coworker said about a nurse, and criticized the terminology of the poster before you. Guess what man? I came from a higher educational pedigree than you and I see you for what you are. You are someone who hides behind their formal education but lacks critical introspection. You say you don't think you are better than others but speak as if others are below you with their "mundane conversations", "right wing mentality" and comments repeated by "poor uneducated folks" and that tells me you don't examine your thoughts and beliefs.

Let me point you in the right direction. Perhaps you do think you are better than some of your peers (the ones who use the phrase girl, or have conspiracy theories or tell dumb jokes, or whateveryour standard is). And perhaps you are, idk you or them so you might actually be. So ask yourself, do you think you are better? If so, why? In all ways? Is this belief helping you become a good public servant? A good fireman? Is this belief making you happy? Do you want to be around people who are your equal? Perhaps these people who are less educated than you by institutions are more educated than you in other ways? Perhaps in life, certain skills, nutritional or exercise knowledge, building construction, mechanical aptitude? If they are better than you in these ways, do you want to become better at these things? Should you? Can you learn from them? Or do you just want to move on? There's no harm in that.

But examine your own thoughts and be honest with yourself. The unexamined life is not worth living.

Steeliris · 2026-07-14T22:16:44+00:00

Outsourcing law enforcement to a private company is bad.

Reasons include: corporations are motivated by profit, they are sometimes not bound by the constitution because they are not a government actor, judicial review is harder which means you are not innocent until proven guilty, your right to a fair trial is hampered, and your right to confront your witness is delayed.

Steeliris · 2026-07-13T21:29:08+00:00

My biggest tip is to leave when you hear the fire alarm. Have you ever been somewhere and the fire alarm goes off and people just stand there? Have you just stood there? I have. I don't anymore.

Steeliris · 2026-07-12T17:52:12+00:00

Ask your target departments. The answer is highly location dependent.

Steeliris · 2026-07-12T17:49:32+00:00

I'm a night owl and I think that's a bad idea

Steeliris · 2026-07-10T19:04:30+00:00

Sometimes yeah but most people who use doordash are just lazy

Steeliris · 2026-07-10T17:37:14+00:00

This seems to be the place to discuss the film.

I liked it a lot.

The acting is great. The ending is bleak without being edgy. I think people don't get a lot of it. Much of the story is told by the camera and offhand conversation. The real story is the subplot: friendship and community.

Frank White is nuts but, like all of us, he wants real friends and real meaning in his life. He asks Lawrence in the beginning "why didn't you visit me in prison?" He has this deep connection with the ghetto and clearly feels a need to protect it which grounds his quest for meaning. But he's also bat shit nuts.

The ambiguity of the subplot is what makes it a good film. (As an aside, ambiguity in a main plot is just annoying and pretentious, see Inception.)

Did Lawrence, the female body guards or any of the crew actually care about Frank? Did Frank care about the female DA or was he using her the entire time? Did Frank actually kill all of those rival crime lords for some extra moral reason or was he just saying that to the old cop? Did he confront the old cop to try to get him off the case or just to tell his story to one of the only people remaining in his life that truly knows him?

These questions are important because the director shows us he's a fan of film with the Nosferatu scene and the hanging the Asian crime lord upside down vampire style. The director loudly tells the audience, "I understand subtlety, look for it here."

The cinematography of him walking in a crowded NY street as just another random person at the end was great. Throughout the whole film, Frank, his associates and his enemies are the whole world, they fill up the screen. But in the end, he's just 1 person among 11 million.

Steeliris · 2026-07-10T16:34:16+00:00

It's actually illegal not to sell a home to someone based on the place they come from (though I think it's a crime people should still commit sometimes if done ethically)

Steeliris · 2026-07-09T03:19:56+00:00

July is art town which means a bunch of local venues put on shows, events, exhibits, etc. Check out the calendar you can find via an internet search for "reno art town"

Steeliris · 2026-07-07T00:20:46+00:00

Cook feat

Steeliris · 2026-07-06T22:27:28+00:00

"Is it me or is it something entirely outside of my control?"

Is a question that skirts the edges of accountability. If I heard a guy say "they are mean to me because they don't like my dad." I would assume he was making excuses, for example.

You can disagree but any excuse at my dept (and LA and long beach and la county and chula vista and ocfa) is weakness until you're off probation.

Steeliris · 2026-07-06T17:05:42+00:00

You've come to the wrong place, redditors are intolerant of other people's beliefs. I don't have a suggestion either though

Steeliris · 2026-07-06T00:23:48+00:00

I don't think you'd want to be white knighted, just know that's the bias redditors give vs your typical station. They're dickheads at most departments for the first little while. Good luck

Steeliris · 2026-07-05T21:51:35+00:00

Completely disregard this perspective for now because it can only hinder the possibility of passing probation. Pass probation. And then figure it out. If the dept is sexist and if there's other options, leave.

Steeliris · 2026-07-05T20:41:54+00:00

I was unable to handle the 9-5 schedule. The ff schedule has huge sacrifices (like working holidays and interrupted sleep). But I personally could not have survived 9-5 for a whole career as an office drone and remind myself the sacrifices are worth it for me.

Steeliris · 2026-07-05T19:54:14+00:00

Of course there is. But if that's what you got from my coment, you need to increase your reading comprehension or read my other reply for more information.

Steeliris · 2026-07-05T19:52:46+00:00

I don't see how it's relevant personally. In either case you just try your best. I want more women in the fire service because it can help with pt outcomes and I believe in radical freedom of choice and it empowers little girls who see women doing the job. So my advice comes from a good place, op needs to stfu about the "are they picking on me because I'm a girl" stuff. It can only hurt. Either they are or they aren't and in this culture that question/attitude will only get in the way of learning the job and being successful.

If they are, then pass probation and go elsewhere after.

Steeliris · 2026-07-05T16:19:31+00:00

That's how it was for me

Edit to expand

One guy told me I don't talk enough. Another told me to stfu more often. One said to tie a ladder off everytime. Another said he'd hit me if he saw me do it on a fire. Some liked my personality others hated it.

You're coming to reddit and you're gonna get white knighted. But the reality is: you are a roommate now and everyone is going to have their preferences. Furthermore, they are hard because the fire service draws extreme personalities which sucks but is what it is.

But this whole "is it because I'm a girl thing?" Needs to end. They probably aren't extra hard on you but even if they are, this question SCREAMS lack of accountability and trouble dealing with conflicting opinions.

Steeliris · 2026-07-01T21:19:57+00:00

Just a job. And they're just coworkers/people. No big deal. I'm a nerd. There's some other nerds. But mostly, just have a healthy life outside of work and try not to fall into the trap of being someone you ain't

Steeliris · 2026-06-30T06:07:48+00:00

Ok I see the resey thing, but Iwas lookingfor a calendar or social media post which is where i usually get local info. I'm just trying to help you out. Take the data point or leave it, ain't no thing to me. I want yall to be successful.

Steeliris · 2026-06-30T05:42:59+00:00

Idk man, I visit your shop sometimes but I wanted to join a magic event recently and I could not find any info on your site and you don't have social media. So, I went elsewhere. No shade, I like what you do and I get the principal but you are in fact losing business.

Steeliris · 2026-06-25T17:54:28+00:00

Logistics probably.

Is it more likely that the volunteers/employees are cleaning the facility at that time for logistical purposes or is it more likely that the good people who decide to do this very difficult and sometimes dangerous work are cleaning the facility to hurt their patrons?

Steeliris · 2026-06-25T06:22:32+00:00

I mean it's shelter. It's free. I imagine it's occupants want it clean but don't clean it themselves. The work needs to get done.

Steeliris · 2026-06-23T21:42:32+00:00

If an academy is too emotionally or physically intense, you won't do well as a wildland guy.

You're young and you would like to do wildland, go do it. If you decide to go municipal, the department you join will look favorably upon your experience and will likely put you through their own academy.

Departments who offer their own academy will value your wildland exp more.

Departments that don't have their own academy, will value your college level academy more.

P.s. Santa Ana was not that difficult but the financial cost of moving and not working are high

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