![]() ![]() And i think that also contributes to burnout a little and is an issue in the fire service more so than EMS. We all know in 99.9% of departments there is "friends and family" and "others" if you are in the "others" catagory because you are not buddy buddy with the chief, family member, etc you will get stuck doing everything at calls. Ive seen this in my department and i've seen/herd of it in neighboring departments. Many of them are junior men in the house who are eather good friends with the chief or family of the chief. These are just a few and before I get on a rant.I'm gonna stop.Īnother thing ive noticed is you get some guys who show up to calls but to be honest dont do a damn thing. Why? Because of the person that is on either side of you. Believe it or not, the agency survives when your not around just fine. Treat people as equals and show them, not ridicule them or feel that you have to be on top of everything. Even titles in some aspects only go so far.ĥ. Talk and treat people the way you want to be spoken and treated like. Enforcement of above as per such policy/SOG and the same for every member regardless of who he/she is or thinks he/she is.Ĥ. Treat new members like outsiders instead of bringing them into the family and teaching them and then the opposite end when person get burned out or abused or mis-treated.Ģ. We've both seen our share in multiple agencies haven't we RWC. If you think you need a break take one, personally I would tell a chief or something, so they are not wondering about you, or know they are going to be a little lower on manpower (especially if you are one of the people who respond to most of the calls) Edited Novemby bibbles10504 And I agree with Irishfire, after a while, you get tired. ![]() If that is the case it can get fixed (hopefully) and you will have a better department for it.Ībout getting burned out, I can see how that could happen. Maybe it is something at home, or maybe its a problem with a department or members. If a member is not showing up, ask why they are not comming. If a member is not showing up, often times its just "ehh oh well" I think a better effort should be made to keep the members you have as well as bring new ones in. I do belive that departments (I am not focusing on any one dept in general) do not try hard enough to keep the members that they have. I love going on the calls, and I love doing the thing I do. I try to go to every call I can no matter what the call is. I am in college, but when I am home I am a volunteer firefighter. ![]()
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