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Murphy's
Laws of Fire-Fighting
Burnt Offerings
Old Fire-fighters Never
Die...
MURPHY'S
LAWS OF FIRE FIGHTING
1. If it's a
stupid idea but works, it isn't stupid.
2. Don't look conspicuous, it attracts work.
3. When in doubt, empty your knapsack on the nearest tree stump.
4. Never work at a fire with someone who is braver than you.
5. Never forget that your equipment was made by the lowest bidder.
6. If your efforts are going really well, you're at the wrong fire.
7. No plan survives the first contact.
8. All fire fronts 1 hour away, will arrive in 30 minutes.
9. Try to look unfit, they may be running out of people for the rake hoe
line.
10. A fireball has the right of way.
11. The media will turn up, just as your brilliant plan turns to shit.
12. When you have an area under control, don't forget to tell the fire.
13. When the Commissioner rings, the fire is always under control.
14. That unimportant fire you are ignoring is the main front.
15. The easy way will always be full of wombat holes.
16. If you are short of everything except fire, things are going as per
normal.
17. No fire crew has ever passed inspection.
18. Things that must work together, usually aren't shipped together.
19. The hose will have round thread and the branch will have storz.
20. Portable radio batteries will fail at the precise moment you need
help.
21. Anything you do can get you into trouble, including doing nothing.
22. If you put out more than your fair share of fires, you will be given
more than your fair share of fires to put out.
23. You will always have more fire than you do water.
24. With a little organisation, chaos can be assured.
25. If one item is hard to get, make sure you grab three.
26. If you grab a brush hook instead of a rake hoe, you will need the
rake hoe.
27. The distance from a piece of equipment you need, is directly proportional
to the urgency in which you need it.
28. It is easier to receive forgiveness than permission.
29. When accused, admit nothing, deny everything, and make counter accusations.
30. Success forgives all sins.
31. You will run out of pump fuel, just as the main front is approaching.
32. That firebreak you spent all night constructing, is in the wrong place
and the eight hundred metre rake-hoe line you have cleared perfectly is
ninety degrees in the wrong direction.
33. Any wind blows no good.
34. Your biggest save will have no witnesses.
35. Your biggest mistake will have hundreds.
36. When you need to put in a quick back burn, nobody will have a match.
37. The person who contributed least to the fire fighting effort, will
be the only one interviewed on the six o'clock news.
38. No matter how bad things get, it will look much worse on TV.
39. The maps Head Office sent you will be the wrong ones.
40. Reinforcements will arrive, as soon as the fire is contained.
41. That pump you have been running for ages to be prepared will run out
of fuel just when the front gets to you
42. Hurry up
and wait.
return
to topWho is a firie?
He's the bloke next door - a man's man with the memory of a little boy.
He has never gotten over the excitement of big trucks, sirens and danger.
He's a man with warts and worries and unfulfilled dreams, Yet he stands
taller than most. He's a firie.
He puts it all on the line when the bell rings. A firie is at once the
most fortunate and the least fortunate of men.
He's a man who saves lives because he has seen too much death.
He's a gentle man because he has seen the awesome power of violence out
of control.
He's responsive to a child's laughter because his arms have held too many
small bodies that will never laugh again.
He's a man who appreciates the simple pleasures of life - cold water following
a 'hot one' - a warm, dry bed for bone and muscle compelled beyond feeling
- the camaraderie of brave men - the divine peace and selfless commitment
to a job well done in the service of the people.
He doesn't preach the brotherhood of man. He lives it.
Author Unknown
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