These are the most common cringe sayings that most firefighters have either used or said, or I personally heard that made me cringe. I will definitely admit I HAVE used some of these to get out of going somewhere or doing something. Or the situation just perfectly presents itself.
When she asks what you're thinking about..
To be honest, whenever a girlfriend wonders what he really is thinking about at night when he is on his phone, "Oh, you know. Fire Stuff." Is the typical reply, BECAUSE IT'S TRUE! JOBTOWN is the BEST TOWN!
I NEED A JOB
No, we don't actually mean a monetary job. We mean a FIRE! Only Mid-Atlantic people will get this, Job=Working Fire
"I Love Having the Tip"
No no no, it is NOT! like that. Having the tip means the first guy inside the burning building or the first guy on the hose line for any type of fire. Many significant others look at their firefighter partner, much like the minion above. Trust me it IS DEFINITELY NOT that way.
FLOOR THE Q
Do you see that silver thing right above the bumper on the driver's side of the fire truck? Welp, that's called a Federal Q2B siren, or as firefighters call it: "THE Q" this is the typical sound people associate fire trucks with. Well, flooring the Q makes the sound as loud and as high as possible and makes all firefighters giddy like school girls when they hear it. (I still get hype hearing a Q even if it's not my department :) )
IT'S A BOX *jumps up*
Strike the BOX! Box runs are the "big ones" where I am from, Boxes are usually apartment fires, dorm room fires, commercial buildings, hospitals, schools and so on. Basically, anything bigger than a normal house goes out as a box. Any time a firefighter hears a box on their pager or radio in the station, automatically expect them to jump.
In *Insert their Favorite Truck Here* WE TRUST
In "Squad" "Truck" "Rescue" whatever truck he or she likes the most the title fills here. In this case, In "Squad" we trust fits. Usually the biggest, baddest, coolest, meanest looking truck is going to fit with the slogan.
