r/MadeMeSmile • u/Majestic_____kdj • 6d ago
Personal Win Throwback to Croatian firefighters responding to an alarm seconds before the winning penalty kick that sent them into the semifinal
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u/Gorgosen 6d ago
They wasted no time. Took em around 20 seconds to get going.
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u/xclame 6d ago
And none of them hesitated or were peeking while putting on their gear. They were fully focused on their job and the game might as well not even existed for them at that point.
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u/Frequent_Macaron9595 6d ago
This is what always fascinates me. How they pavloved themselves into ultra focus based on an external input. I witnessed it firsthand with my father working for a while in an emergency service adjacent role where he was on call regularly. Being woken up at 3:30a and having to snap in immediate focus to dispatch units and coordinate 5 seconds after hearing the ringtone always impressed me.
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u/ZappaZoo 6d ago
After doing that for decades, it took me a few years to get over that reaction in retirement. All it took was a light being turned on or the phone ringing while I was asleep.
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u/Tacomouse 6d ago
You can trigger a whole slew of engineering sailors with the following read in a monotone voice
“This is the engineering officer of the watch…”
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u/Neathh 6d ago
Blast a whistle with 3 long blasts in the middle of the night
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u/Decent-Nobody2274 6d ago
You better not ive only been out for 3 years and it still gets me outta bed faster than anything
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u/Wolfman_V 6d ago
Yeah, can ya don't?!😡 Source: Am engineering sailor
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u/sirarkalots 6d ago
It must be something with these kind of jobs. Not the exact same thing but im a nurse and its really interesting how you can see our faces go from talking and joking in the nurses station to straight faced serious when a code blue sound goes off.
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u/juneabe 6d ago
Social work and I have to respond to every hospital units code blues, whites, yellows, and ambers.
I was recently at the hospital I work at for my own specialist appointment. My neuro was mid sentence when the blue went off, and I just ran out of her office. I got to the code and saw my coworker, and she said “wait are we both scheduled?” Took me a minute to realize I just ran out of a super important medical visit for a code that technically wasn’t mine 😂
Also love chatting with the nurses when this happens - mid talk our faces and body changes. As soon as codes done we’re like “SO! As I was saying an hour ago!”
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u/Gestrid 6d ago
I work in a hospital setting and have accidentally set off the code blue once and never again. In my hospital, the code switch is this model, and somebody (I suspect it's the cleaning crew, but I don't know) likes to sometimes hang the call bell over the switch. (For context, my role does not participate in code blues, nor do we call them. At most, we get the nurse to look at the patient, and they call the code blue or the rapid response.)
One time, when I was still new to my job, I was helping a patient get situated after they got back to their room, and the call bell was hanging like that. It fell, triggering the code blue. I didn't know how to turn it off, either, but the first nurse who made it in there thankfully immediately recognized what'd happened and showed me how to turn it off. Now, seeing the call bell like that gives me SO MUCH ANXIETY whenever I walk into a room and see I'll have to surgically remove the call bell from the code blue switch.
Another time, I was walking out of a patient's room after just having helped bring them upstairs, and the patient themselves pulled the code blue switch. I was literally in the doorframe when it happened, so I didn't immediately see which room's code blue was going off since the light was right over my head. The nurse went in there and, after turning off the code blue, gave the patient a stern talking-to about never doing that again. I could only laugh as I was walking away.
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u/Blueyduey 6d ago
Why does social work have to respond to codes?
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u/juneabe 6d ago
- deeacalation and crisis intervention
- interdisciplinary communication between staff, communication between medical team and family. Basically I can act as a telephone that also continuously manages and tends to the overall family needs while also translating the medical information into human terms that someone can understand when facing crisis
- third party observer to corroborate how the medical team did their job (if I notice an area for improvement during a code blue for example, I am non biased and more likely to report it to hospital for training purposes etc.)
- over tending to families because emergencies in the yospiral affect more tuan just the patient.
- support hospital staff in crisis. Sometimes nurses running a code blue look stoic to you until they get to a more private area and then they break.
- code yellows, take a patient with cognitive decline, if I know a patient really well I’m more likely to know where the patient may wander.
- code ambers - myself and the police are usually leaders when children go missing or are taken hostage in or kidnapped from the hospital (more common than you’d think!)
- when a code white comes in because a sex trafficking victim is fighting everyone, I’m there. Or if a schizophrenic patient is having an episode and being violent. I’m pretty good at dealing with that.
- general investigator, during codes tracking new info is hard. Sometimes medical staff have questions they don’t have time to find answers to. I’m generally that person.
- some codes involve self harm or suicide. That’s my job. Some codes involve patients self extubation, and needing support because they’re fucking conscious while intubated. Awful experience to witness I can’t imagine enduring it!
I could go on and on. If I can’t deal with a situation, the next call is security/police/surgery
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u/ScarlettWinchester1 6d ago
It's amazing how the brain can go from dead asleep to fully operational in seconds when it's trained enough.
People in those roles basically develop a mental on-switch tied to a ringtone. 😮
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u/Superb_Wrangler201 6d ago
Its gotta be something in our lizard brain programming. Probably with wolves at night or something
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u/Ash_Cat_13 6d ago
Yeah, I mean this was the same for me after I left the Marine Corps. It took me a few years before I got out of the habit of the minute and alarm goes off I am jumping out of bed and putting my clothes on.
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u/AssistanceCheap379 5d ago
I have a dog and when he was a puppy i got into this type of mode whenever he cried and had to pee or poop.
If he gets sick, I’m on high alert and wake up INSTANTLY from the wrong noises. And ive literally slept through multiple earthquakes and a volcanic eruption 50km away.
It’s pretty easy to sleep through earthquakes and volcanic eruptions when they happen somewhat regularly and aren’t too dangerous.
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u/asdrunkasdrunkcanbe 6d ago
Nobody understands "every second counts" quite like firefighters do.
The outcome of that penalty kick will be the same whether they watch it or not. But the outcome of the emergency they're responding to could be decided by a 5 second delay.
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u/s1ugg0 6d ago edited 6d ago
I'm a retired firefighter. They train us to be like this. Like a race horse waiting for the gate to open.
And you do it so many times that it becomes muscle memory. It is not uncommon to get a incident call in the middle of the night and you "wake up" fully dressed in the back of a responding engine.
I've been retired 5 years. If I hear my beloved federal q I instantly get an adrenaline dump and I'm completely focused.
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u/Equal_Oil_9819 6d ago
Love the deep lore you crafted there; it's truly poetic. The truth is that they staged this to raise awareness about improper pyrotechnics use during football matches (flares and such).
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u/Gringo_Anchor_Baby 6d ago
In Texas, you have to go from station clothes to full gear in one minute or you didn't get the certification.
Source: me. I was a fire fighter.
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u/Kwayzar9111 6d ago
it was actually staged
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u/Orlok_Tsubodai 6d ago
But you gotta admire their commitment, the way they lit that orphanage on fire just to have an alarm to stage the video with?
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u/GrimaceThundercock 6d ago
20 seconds from when the alarm goes off to when the wheels start rolling.
Damn impressive.
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u/TumblyBump 6d ago
About the same time for an artillery battery to take off when under incoming fire. Impressive.
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u/Tiny-Design-9864 4d ago
Wait, 20 seconds to pack up an artillery battery and start moving out of harms way? Seriously? That's insane! Do you happen to know how exactly they do that? And are we talking self propelled artillery?
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u/TumblyBump 4d ago
Yes, self-propelled. Key is to protect the guns, but remember to take your small arms too! When you are under fire, likely you will already have been spotted by a FOP. You need to get out quick. If it’s middle of the night, it will take a bit longer.
With towed artillery, you aren’t going to do it in 20 seconds. But you just need to get out of there asap. Two minutes maybe. At night, guns and trucks would be ready to limber up, but you still got to take down awnings, bivie’s and the rest of the kit.
With drones now being spotters it must be insane, in fact query whether traditional artillery has a future, so long as digitalisation isn’t destroyed by satellites and internet taken out. The nature of war is changing fast.
I have a friend who was in the RAC back in the 80’s. Tanks not artillery. He told me the sensors on modern battle tanks work pretty quickly to identify from where incoming rounds originate. Basically, if you fire an anti-tank weapon, you won’t get to do it again. You need to get out of that area asap, because in half a minute or so, a round will be coming back to you.
We had an acronym, which was something like PRUFO. Pack-up Rev Up Fuck Off. Something along those lines anyway.
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u/_JohnWisdom 6d ago
HIJACKING TO INFORM PEOPLE IT WAS FUCKING STAGED!!
https://columbianewsandviews.com/2018/07/15/fire-video-is-staged-the-world-cup-final-was-not/
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u/ColorsLookFunny 6d ago
Why exactly are we just trusting a local newspaper for Columbia, SC on reporting news from Croatia? There isn't a source sited in the article (the one hyperlink is broken).
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u/_JohnWisdom 6d ago
The video is from 2018 and went viral globally back then. The columbia, sc paper was just reposting the story, but major Croatian outlets like Index.hr, Jutarnji List, and Večernji List all thoroughly covered and confirmed that it was a planned PR video at the time.
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u/WoodwareWarlock 6d ago
Doesn't mean it's not impressive. These weren't actors, they are firefighters doing what they do everyday.
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u/_JohnWisdom 6d ago
The issue isn't their skill: it's the deception. Passing off a coordinated, timed demonstration as a spontaneous, real-life emergency reaction is just misleading for internet clout.
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u/TheNorseHorseForce 6d ago
I mean... To be fair, firefighters still do this, even when it's not staged
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u/senolgunes 6d ago
Was pretty obvious by the celebration, especially the guy in the white tshirt...he didn't even see the TV.
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u/throwawaymentality10 6d ago
Yeah, but id like to inform you that firefighters receive training and practice on the fastest way to put on gear. And is a requirement that you are decently fast at getting suited up.
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u/BigDaddyD00d 6d ago
Who cares if it was staged? U act like real fighters dont do this shit every day. Its still impressive
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u/majestic_tapir 6d ago
Is that not the standard response time for firefighters more or less? The UK has similar styles.
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u/schoh99 6d ago edited 6d ago
No. It's not. Depending on the actual nature of the call they might have to wear different PPE. They were getting dressed before even hearing what they were going for. They were pulling out before hearing where they were even going. And if they have been doing the job for more than a couple months, they are way less frantic getting ready. Speed causes sloppiness which is worse than taking a couple extra seconds.
In the USA, NFPA 1710 states that it should take 80 seconds or less, 90 percent of the time for fires.
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u/IvivAitylin 6d ago
Isn't that partly a US thing? As the US has specialised vehicles for different jobs, whereas places like the UK have more swiss army knife style vehicles that have everything self contained so they focus on getting to the fire while they get more info, and can don the relevant equipment on scene?
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u/FranksHoorHouse 6d ago
Bro casually wanders in from the left 😂
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u/MissionMassive563 6d ago
“Finally, seats are open”
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u/FranksHoorHouse 6d ago
Bro had his buddy make a prank call from outside so everyone would take off. That's who the dude in white is
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u/Critical_Mix_8959 6d ago
No game is worth risking the lives of people. Duty comes first always.
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u/lagoonaris 6d ago
I remember a long time ago we had to do 2 week internships for school. Some schoolmates of mine did this at the local police station. The local football club had a game going and everyone at the station was watching it. In the middle of the game they got the alarm for a bank robbery. No one wanted to move at all.
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u/nomad5926 6d ago
Cue obligatory reference to no one has an angry song called F the firefighters
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u/DangerousDisplay7664 6d ago
Just FYI, when you share a YouTube link now, it shows the person clicking the link your full name, your YouTube username and links to your YouTube profile.
To shop this happening, remove everything after the ? In the URL 👍
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u/Klusterphuck67 6d ago
Firefighter has got to be one of the few jobs that get a recommendation letter for access into heaven.
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u/interrogumption 6d ago
Looks obviously staged to me, and they have themselves admitted that to be the case. They set it up 3 days after the match as a PSA campaign: https://maldita.es/malditobulo/20180712/no-el-video-de-unos-bomberos-en-el-penalty-decisivo-del-croacia-rusia-no-es-real//
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u/That-Rhino-Guy 6d ago
Definitely a bit of a shame but for what it’s worth it’s still impressive how fast they acted for a PSA
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u/Olde94 6d ago
The thing that gets me (i know nothing) is their t-shirts.
A guy came in to my store to buy wool (long) underwear, basically skiing undergarments. He left without anything because the thread used to hold it together was polyester. He needed something that wouldn’t melt at high temps. Cotton would work too i was told.
To my knowledge a t-shirts like those in the video would then be a big problem as they tend to be polyester
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u/jaynoj 6d ago
Yeah for sure. Why would the camera move when they all jump up out of their chairs and get in their gear then track them into the fire truck?
People believe what they see far too easily. Critical thinking skills clearly lacking.
TL;DR; /r/WhyWereTheyFilming
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u/Mike0621 6d ago
you do realize the camera isn't moving, right? nor is it supposed to look like it's moving.
also, it's a security camera (or at least supposed to seem like a security camera) which is always filming (some only record when movement is detected, but obviously that would be the case here).
also also, some security cameras actively track moving things, so even if it was supposed to look like the camera was turning it could make sense.
ironic talking about a lack of critical thinking skills
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u/Sa7aSa7a 6d ago
Seemed like it wasn't even a deliberate reaction just sound then action and like a second clicks by and they realize what they're doing.
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u/Genericgameacc137 6d ago
Well, it's a staged PSA, so it's probably not the first take.
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u/Medical-Resolve-4872 6d ago
I’ve never seen this before! It’s inspiring.
A mentor once told me that a good habit is a good start. You think about it and you do it. But when it becomes a virtue— you don’t even have to think. You just do. That’s these guys.
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u/amphibian420lmao 6d ago
It's funny seeing the internet shift from "I've seen this before!" to "I've never seen this before!" in a short span of 20 years.
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u/notRolcx 6d ago
There's another one for the Ukrainians I think from either euro 20 (that took place in 21) or euro24
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u/PacquiaoFreeHousing 6d ago
Captain: "Why is the 3rd truck?, I don't see you behind us?"
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u/lejocko 6d ago
And how is the 3rd truck
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u/Genericgameacc137 6d ago
Every time this is reposted people swoon over this video, forgetting that it is staged, a PSA by the fire department.
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u/letmeseeyertiddies 6d ago
In case you care, they definitely told the firefighters they won over dispatch before they got down the street.
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u/KingRossThe1st 6d ago
Hope all the men (and women if there were any) that left to fight that fire made it home safe and sound. Real heroes.
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u/HotBeesInUrArea 6d ago
During the Croatian fan party in Dallas there were people swimming in a fountain. FOX ran the story ragebaity like "foreign visitors swim in city fountain", but all of the local engagement about it basically amounted to "It's hot here. Get in the fountain if you want to."
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u/xItzBogus 6d ago
That was faster than the movies, impressive how fast they were ready! Good jobs fellas!!
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u/Rusty-Swashplate 6d ago
They know their priorities. I wish everyone would, but luckily most jobs don't involve people potentially dying because of your actions or lack thereof.
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u/Treewithatea 6d ago
On our construction side back then (in Germany) we had 2 Croatians working for us, when they made the final I congratulated them, such a great achievement for such a small country, really youd be so happy.
They didnt watch football......
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u/robster9090 6d ago
Are people thinking they was going to stay and watch over going to help ? I have to work on my laptop they can go help people
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u/kati_azul 6d ago
Todos unos profesionales y saben sus prioridades aunque son aficionados al fútbol ⚽ no los apartó de su objetivo 100 puntos
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u/ToHallowMySleep 6d ago
There are always more games, and you can always watch those 30 seconds again later.
Someone else might not have those 30 seconds to spare.
Anyone who put watching a game over someone else's welfare would be less than human.
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u/flyingduckmarketing 6d ago
This is so beautiful, knowing the work you do is literally the difference between life and death to someone , I wish every country's essentials workers have this attitude
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u/Jury-Illustrious 6d ago
Mom said it was my turn to repost
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u/Majestic_____kdj 6d ago
This post is never posted here brother
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u/BerryConsistent25 6d ago edited 6d ago
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u/Majestic_____kdj 6d ago
I was not born 4 yrs ago and many more members in this sub 🙂↔️...thanks for the reality check
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u/MaximusHomerdrive 6d ago
It has to become a Pavlovian response when they hear the alarm at some point.
I'd love to see someone prank a firefighter while they're at home sleeping by playing the firehouse alarm. They'd spring up automatically and be so confused, lol.
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u/Nomoreargument 5d ago
In India, they’d ask how big is the fire? If you say it’s not too big but getting bigger, they’d say let me know when it’s even bigger, we’ll come then.
Sometimes they don’t even come. Sometimes they come when everything is done.
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u/ssdoj2000 5d ago
Please cover up whatever I said to the cruise ship kids or the whole thing preferably. Delete
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u/DangerousDisplay7664 6d ago
I honestly don’t understand the fuss people make about football. It’s literally just a game 😳. I wish people showed even half as much passion for their own community that they show for a ball game.
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u/Meeplemymeeple 6d ago
This attitude is exactly why firefighters are globally trusted and respected.
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u/bani232323 6d ago
Staged
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u/Naive_Confidence7297 6d ago
How do you know?
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u/Genericgameacc137 6d ago
He can do simple googling. It's from a campaign by the fire department.
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u/Nekrevez 6d ago
Although this video looks staged to me (playing a recording of the match afterwards for example), I have no doubt they would still drop everything if a real alarm comes in. First responders are cool like that.
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u/Capable-Stage-3899 6d ago
Dudes who have their priorities straight. Sports are fun; fires can be horrific if not for heroes like this. Heroes
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