I was the "architect" for a JCC back in 2002. That new building didn't half upset the unions. The kitchen facility was a masterpiece in diplomacy. (3 fridges / 2 sinks and 2 microwaves _ no emergency service would share a fridge / one, cant recall but I think it was the Police, wouldn't share a sink or microwave with the others).
That said I have the uppermost respect for the guys on the ground doing the job. Something I thought about doing as a career change after leaving the RMR.
go and put out a fire then
Been there, done that.
In a previous career I was awarded a QCB for rescuing aircrew from a burning helicopter in Northern Ireland.
I was also later 'volunteered' for Op Fresco.
As for my comments earlier in the thread, that was purely a bit of inter-emergency service banter (hence later describing myself as a "doctor helper/backside wiper"). There are some delicate flowers around these parts.
Northwind
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moomanMember
Righto, mr expert, go and put out a fire then.
Any fire? if you feel that blowing out a lighted match qualifies me as a firefighter then I guess I really dont have too good an idea.
Just to clarify; I am not knocking firefighters. They are doing exactly as they are employed to do. Best of luck to them.
So no evidence then mooman?
no emergency service would share a fridge
Maybe they all had differing Standard Operating Procedures pertaining to said fridge rendering it unusable across the services (I kid you not!!!).
kilo
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So no evidence then mooman?
Evidence of me putting out a fire? I can assure you I have put out multiple fires during my younger years. I am sure there are lots of photographic evidence of me blowing out candles on birthday cakes in my parents family album.
But I know full well your just Trolling as usual ..
I think it is inevitable the fire service will have to change and be seen as paying fire fighters to actually be working during their shift. Hasn`t there been discussions about merging them to cover ambulance/paramedic crews too?
That's it, we need to start some more wars so that squaddies are doing what they are paid to do!
Bloody layabouts.
Yes you came out with the assertion, failed to provide any evidence to back it up and I’m trolling. So once again have you any evidence that the majority of the public’s attitude towards fire fighters has changed?