Here are ways to tell if a firefighter is a REAL firefighter.

1. You think Backdraft is a comedy... and wish that all of YOUR fires had no smoke!

2. Every vehicle in your family's fleet has the little fire helmet sticker on it.

3. You refer to "stupid people" (aka possible unfortunate victims) as Job Security!

4. You hear about a fire on the news and no matter how far away it is you hope the department working the fire will call your department to help out.

5. You leave your house to drive 30 minutes to another town just because they have a working fire just so you can say, "Yeah, I was there."

6. When your in-laws are over and you fake a call to get out of the house.

7. Your girlfriend/wife plays the TONES just to get your attention!!!

8. You leave your wife with a full cart of groceries, in the checkout line of the grocery store to go to a structure fire.

9. You have ever run out of the diner across the street from the station when the tones go off without paying, and yell, "I'll be right back!"

10. You complain about the calls you get but secretly wish there were more.

11. You spend a great deal of time explaining to your friends and family what it means to be a volunteer-"Yes, I'm ALWAYS on duty! I'm NOT kidding!"

12. You have more toy fire trucks than your kids do.

13. You can tell what type of fire it is by the smell of smoke 10 miles away.

14. You have ever had a heated debate over the color of fire trucks.

15. You lay out your clothes from that day so if there is a fire call at night you can find them quickly.

16. You carry enough in your car to extinguish a tiny blaze.

17. All the shirts you own say you are a firefighter.

18. You are in the "middle of something" with your wife/girlfriend when the pager goes off.

19. You have ever said, "She's hot tonight" and NOT been referring to a girl.

20. Your own vehicle has more lights than a Christmas tree.

21. You have more pagers than money in your wallet.

22. You've woken up thinking your pager went off and as you look at it... it does!

23. You carry enough in your pockets to give the Swiss Army knives competition.

24. Your children are afraid to get into a water gun fight with you.

25. You think that rusty old fire hydrant would look lovely in the yard, right next to the petunias.

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