• RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    This is only from my perspective having one dated one like 25 years ago

    A HUGE majority of fire stations here are volunteer. Paid firefighters are extremely rare. But it’s a physically demanding job so volunteers are rare. It’s also a very important job. So it attracts a certain type of person that thrive on that mentality of, “I’m doing a hugely important job, for free, look at me” sort of thing.

    Most are good people but a lot make it their entire personality.

    The ex I had loved to complain about these guys.

    He was one of those guys lmfao

    We also have a lot of Irish Americans??