New probies!

We have new probies at the Almere Junior FD, any ideas for pranks?

Ok, I think that I will be the only person to say this, but lay off the probies for a while, give them a few months to get used to the FD and everything, then let the pranking begin.

I disagree, after a few months with us you aren't called probie anymore ;p

Most places your a probie for atleast 6 months, so I say 1-2 month wait then 4 months of pranking to begin.

It works different with us, since we are 'kids' and stuff.

just a tip, idk how strict your department is, but seriously watch what you guys do, you start messing with them too much, they are going to quit..also if you start messing with their gear, that could ruin it or make it unsafe for them..for ex..if you put things in their boots or whatever, they will go to throw them on and not realize anything, because guarnteed they are not expecting that..


but on the other hand, something they did to me that wasnt that harmful was if you have gear racks ( which im sure you do) put the bunkers where the helmet should be, coat where the bunkers should be, and helmet where the coat is...or whatever vice versa

Well, they arent that strict, but safety must not be compromised. I meant someting along the lines of a hose down your neck

Just wet 'em down. Make sure they bring a change of clothes. Either that or the cinnamon test haha.

I think you should tie them to the front of the Engine, and then drive top speed with a Q2B on. Or is that overly harsh?

Lawl, that made me laugh Jackson, and Hannahan, cinnamon test?

Hahahahaha!! That sounds fun. Just make sure they have their headset on somehow XD. The cinnamon test is make them swallow a tablespoon of cinnamon without any liquid elp such as water or milk or anything . How about trying to scare them someway. Look on youtube for some ideas. I've found plenty!

Thanks mate!

Trick them into smelling a smelling salt! They'll never make that mistake again.

Give them a spoonfull of cinnamin...callled the Red Dragon. BTW, cool Jansen, you're an SAR firefighter now! Welcome to the club.

Make sure they don't breathe in the cinnamon dust if you pull that stunt, that can turn bad quickly...

Oh yes, I can understand that haha. We were gonna do this to my friend, but we were at my other friend's house, who didn't have any cinnamon! I'm bringing it next time haha!

When they are washing the trucks just blast the horn a little LOL!

Too bad we dont have airhorns nor our own truck

You don't!?

Oh yeeeaaahh, you guys are junior firefighters so they don't have an engine or truck specially made for them. Same with us, we just use reserves and spares.

So when I join the explorer program, I ride with the main trucks, but we don't get like a "Junior Firefighter" truck to wash and maintain? I didn't think so anyway.

It depends on the department, at the city of columbus our post used to have its on Batt. because of our size and the number of members that were/are FF/EMT and FF/PMs doing primary response as basically the fire aux. In other places like Worthington, they helped with the old apps, but the would only ride with the main rig, and they didn't have any trucks.

After about thirty years with the same insurance, and the post doing what I descibed about last year the insurance changed and cfd had to shut down that Batt. for columbus.

That sucks!

Do like they did on Ladder 49, put a goose in their locker >_> Or fill it up with shredded paper.

How about this, get a clown mask ( a scary looking one) if you have lockers or a somewhat secluded space, use it. If you have lockers, put a thin friend in there and when the probies check the locker, the friend jumps out at them. It worked before and it's on youtube but I can't find it yet. If its a secluded space, hide in it until a proby passes by then scare the crap out of them. I can't do this since the guys at my place might get so scared, they might TRY to punch me lol and I'm not haveing that haha. So give it a go.

Hahaha, might want to keep the defib handy in case they get TOO scared

Here you have to be 18 to become a firefighter it sucks
that is why I want to take an explorers program
the reason I said this is becuase Hannahan is only 16 and he works at a fire station

some stations have junior programs others dont at my station you can sign up at like 16 I think but obviously you can't actually do anything till your 18 you just help out.

With us you could join at 14 but have to be finished with 8th grade and when you turn 16, you could ride along with your gear and evverything but it has to be with the station you live near. The station with your house as a first due area for it to respond. I could do everything a firefighter could do but enter a burning building and use hurst tools...yet. I might ask the firefighters to teach me though haha. I could put out car fires and things like that and go on all calls they do and when you become and EMT, you could ride on the fire medic and get those ALS code 3 calls Wooo!!

Like I said I really want to join an explorers program but just haven't yet. Sounds fun though!

one of my favorites, is if you have a tanker truck, tell him to put lemon juice in it and stur the liquid so it dosent rust. They will never get those 45 minutes back

LOL!!!

J. Hannahan wrote:With us you could join at 14 but have to be finished with 8th grade and when you turn 16, you could ride along with your gear and evverything but it has to be with the station you live near. The station with your house as a first due area for it to respond. I could do everything a firefighter could do but enter a burning building and use hurst tools...yet. I might ask the firefighters to teach me though haha. I could put out car fires and things like that and go on all calls they do and when you become and EMT, you could ride on the fire medic and get those ALS code 3 calls Wooo!!

yea, were allowed to at 14, except we cant do ems, because we need emt in order to ride and to get emt i have to be 18, which then im a firefighter, not explorer

You could be an EMT at 16 in some programs.

yea, not in my state

Hmmmmm
Some good ones:
Cupcake taped in the helmet
Bunker gear replaced with children's cheap plastic gear.
Getting em wet never hurt either.

i agree with the 3rd one raven, not the other two, if they start going to a call, the last thing you need is them with messed up gear

I like the 1st and 3rd, same reason on number 2 as Matthews, but 3 could be as dangerous on the fire grounds as 2.

nah, gotta disagree, getting wet is nothing, so they'll dry off...worst case, they go to a call wet, not that big of a deal, messing with their gear though, the chief would nto approve of that, i gurantee it, and even if they helped you do it, it is very unsafe

Search firefighter gets burns from wet gear in google. The wet gear turns to steam, and basically turns you in to a steamed firefighter. The cupcake in the helmet however is not going to do anything except turn his head in to a frosted, sugary mess.

you got a point with the water, i was thinking you were just talking in about everyday cloths, but really you think about the cupcake? i think it would take forever to clean that out, and if he/she was going to a call theres no way to clean it out then

True true. I go with the cinnamon trick or scaring the guys.

the cinamon isn't really a trick anmore you jsut force them to do it everyone knows about it haha.

yea, i personnaly believe that the messing with the probies thing has faded, more like put them to work

Ok then, make 'em work harder then. That's what they made me do.

haha same here, but im one of the chief's son..so..they watch what they do lol

Are you kidding, replacing their gear with cheap plastic stuff that's for a 3 yearold is funny as hell. : )

haha on the gear issue who here has forgot to flip back there suspenders in the heat of the moment and gave themselve the worst wegie ever trying to get your bunker pants on haha

I have. I lost a competition because of that haha. My friend actually cheated by twisting up my other friens suspender straps.

haha my very first fire was a 3 alarm with 2 houses fully involved and the third on catching it was about 2 blocks from the fire station so I could see it when I got there in my POV my adrenelin was moving so fast I didnt' even remember I had suspenders haha.