Kids becoming Firefighters and Cops

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My son is a police officer.

He makes a nice salary, even better with OT, his health insurance is fantastic, can retire after 25 years of service, gets plenty of time off.

Yes there’s definitely the risk of danger. But I’m very proud of him and thankful for all who take on that risk to keep us safer.

Thank you and your son. So many idiots on here. So many idiots.

I wonder how some of these anti-police people were raised. Was it bad parenting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is a police officer.

He makes a nice salary, even better with OT, his health insurance is fantastic, can retire after 25 years of service, gets plenty of time off.

Yes there’s definitely the risk of danger. But I’m very proud of him and thankful for all who take on that risk to keep us safer.

Thank you and your son. So many idiots on here. So many idiots.

I wonder how some of these anti-police people were raised. Was it bad parenting?

No, it was watching cops act like bullies.

[Anonymous]

Firefighting is an essential job--but your kid should know that it comes with a lot of health risks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/us/wildfire-firefighter-cancer.html

‘If I Live to 25, I’ve Lived a Good Life’

Joel Eisiminger was racing to save homes in Northern California from a fast-spreading wildfire when a crewmate noticed that one side of his face was suddenly drooping so much that his mouth hung open.

In his six years fighting fires, Joel had tumbled down burning hills, endured full-body rashes from poison oak and inhaled plumes of smoke that left him gasping for weeks. But he had never felt as bad as he did on this morning in July 2024. He didn’t want to let down his crew, so he kept working deep in the forest until a medic told him to get to a hospital. He might have had a stroke.

As the doctors ran tests, Joel grew sicker. Within days, he was too exhausted to walk. On the eve of his 25th birthday, he received a diagnosis: acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive, often fatal blood cancer that usually strikes people more than twice his age. Joel told the doctors he was not a regular smoker and had no family history of blood cancers. But he did have one risk factor: his job.

For decades, wildfire fighters have been sent to work in toxic smoke without masks or warnings about long-term health risks, The New York Times has reported. They inhale poisons that are linked to more than a dozen kinds of cancer, including leukemia. Many are falling gravely ill, and some are dying at young ages.

After sending Joel across five states, Pacific Oasis tapped him in 2019 to lead a small squad. He took care to teach new recruits about wearing hard hats and goggles. He didn’t give much guidance about respiratory protection, though, because there was little protocol for that. There had been nothing in his training about the long-term health risks of smoke inhalation.
Like most wildland firefighters, Joel had been taught to wear a bandanna in bad air. This has been standard practice for years, even though bandannas offer no barrier against carcinogens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Firefighting is an essential job--but your kid should know that it comes with a lot of health risks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/us/wildfire-firefighter-cancer.html

‘If I Live to 25, I’ve Lived a Good Life’

Joel Eisiminger was racing to save homes in Northern California from a fast-spreading wildfire when a crewmate noticed that one side of his face was suddenly drooping so much that his mouth hung open.

In his six years fighting fires, Joel had tumbled down burning hills, endured full-body rashes from poison oak and inhaled plumes of smoke that left him gasping for weeks. But he had never felt as bad as he did on this morning in July 2024. He didn’t want to let down his crew, so he kept working deep in the forest until a medic told him to get to a hospital. He might have had a stroke.

As the doctors ran tests, Joel grew sicker. Within days, he was too exhausted to walk. On the eve of his 25th birthday, he received a diagnosis: acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive, often fatal blood cancer that usually strikes people more than twice his age. Joel told the doctors he was not a regular smoker and had no family history of blood cancers. But he did have one risk factor: his job.

For decades, wildfire fighters have been sent to work in toxic smoke without masks or warnings about long-term health risks, The New York Times has reported. They inhale poisons that are linked to more than a dozen kinds of cancer, including leukemia. Many are falling gravely ill, and some are dying at young ages.

After sending Joel across five states, Pacific Oasis tapped him in 2019 to lead a small squad. He took care to teach new recruits about wearing hard hats and goggles. He didn’t give much guidance about respiratory protection, though, because there was little protocol for that. There had been nothing in his training about the long-term health risks of smoke inhalation.
Like most wildland firefighters, Joel had been taught to wear a bandanna in bad air. This has been standard practice for years, even though bandannas offer no barrier against carcinogens.

I don’t think anyone would argue that jobs like firefighting and law enforcement don’t have inherent risks. It seems like smoke jumpers and other wildfire firefighters aren’t equipped with the same PPE and respirators that traditional firefighters have. So, traditional firefighters are slightly better protected, but still face elevated risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is a police officer.

He makes a nice salary, even better with OT, his health insurance is fantastic, can retire after 25 years of service, gets plenty of time off.

Yes there’s definitely the risk of danger. But I’m very proud of him and thankful for all who take on that risk to keep us safer.

Thank you and your son. So many idiots on here. So many idiots.

I wonder how some of these anti-police people were raised. Was it bad parenting?

No, it was watching cops act like bullies.

What do you consider bullying? Are these personal interactions or edited videos suggested by your personal anti-police algorithm?

Keep in mind that law enforcement has more than 50,000,000 interactions with citizens every year. That’s a denominator that will essentially render your anecdotal experience statistically insignificant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't think I have ever heard of a kid on here who wants or is a cop or firefighter.

Found out recently that brother in law, a FDNY member of 20 years, brings in 240k a year.

Back then, less went to college but now the academies for both FDNY and NYPD require some college credits.

Why aren't more parents encouraging these careers as well, along with the usual talk on trades given the rise of AI for white collar job risks. Understand it could be a dangerous job but guaranteed employment, excellent benefits and pension, location mobility, and high salary in areas like NYC.

Ok you encourage your kids and leave mine alone.

[Anonymous]

Firefighters are good role models.

Cops are not. Too much corruption, blue wall, and police brutality.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:But they'll push their kids into finance/tech/MBB to literally chew up and spit out companies, sell them for parts, and destroy the middle class.

It’s obvious DCUM is very “me-me”. It’s about the test prep space race, academic prestige shopping and IB or bust. I’d call them shallow, but that would give them too much credit. Volunteering for them is a box check for the application process. These personality traits are a mental illness.

Well put

Well put if you're a delusional moron trying to assume you know the intentions of every high school student, and diagnosing mental illnesses over the Internet.

Actually it’s the mental illness of the DCUM parents the OP was diagnosing.

Perhaps the PP is projecting, because thinking one has the ability to diagnose mental illnesses of thousands of anonymous posters seems pretty crazy.

I diagnose you as being on the spectrum, because you're taking these posts incredibly literally

[Anonymous]

Here’s a resource for altruistic teens looking to serve their community rather than a corporation.

https://www.firescience.org/college-degree-rankings-online/colleges-where-grads-save-lives/

[Anonymous]

Mmy brother ripper out at 20 years in a small Southern town at 80k. It is nice to have a pension bit there are easier ways to make more money.

[Anonymous]

Sorry my brother *topped out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is a police officer.

He makes a nice salary, even better with OT, his health insurance is fantastic, can retire after 25 years of service, gets plenty of time off.

Yes there’s definitely the risk of danger. But I’m very proud of him and thankful for all who take on that risk to keep us safer.

Thank you and your son. So many idiots on here. So many idiots.

I wonder how some of these anti-police people were raised. Was it bad parenting?

No, it was watching cops act like bullies.

What do you consider bullying? Are these personal interactions or edited videos suggested by your personal anti-police algorithm?

Keep in mind that law enforcement has more than 50,000,000 interactions with citizens every year. That’s a denominator that will essentially render your anecdotal experience statistically insignificant.

When I was a DC in the inner-city, 100% of classmates whose father was a cop hated their father because the dad treated the family the same way he treated the public, or at least that's how it was described to me. No thx.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is a police officer.

He makes a nice salary, even better with OT, his health insurance is fantastic, can retire after 25 years of service, gets plenty of time off.

Yes there’s definitely the risk of danger. But I’m very proud of him and thankful for all who take on that risk to keep us safer.

Thank you and your son. So many idiots on here. So many idiots.

I wonder how some of these anti-police people were raised. Was it bad parenting?

No, it was watching cops act like bullies.

What do you consider bullying? Are these personal interactions or edited videos suggested by your personal anti-police algorithm?

Keep in mind that law enforcement has more than 50,000,000 interactions with citizens every year. That’s a denominator that will essentially render your anecdotal experience statistically insignificant.

When I was a DC in the inner-city, 100% of classmates whose father was a cop hated their father because the dad treated the family the same way he treated the public, or at least that's how it was described to me. No thx.

Yeah I babysat for a family whose dad was a cop and he scared me. He clearly scared his own kids too. Yelled at neighbors all the time for really petty stuff. I will say that the vast majority of interactions with cops in my life have been fine and respectful, but I always wondered how a guy with clear anger issues could get a position like that.

DH’s parents were involved in the civil rights movement growing up in the Deep South and have always been wary of cops. Really hard to trust after witnessing the abuses they did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son is a police officer.

He makes a nice salary, even better with OT, his health insurance is fantastic, can retire after 25 years of service, gets plenty of time off.

Yes there’s definitely the risk of danger. But I’m very proud of him and thankful for all who take on that risk to keep us safer.

Thank you and your son. So many idiots on here. So many idiots.

I wonder how some of these anti-police people were raised. Was it bad parenting?

No, it was watching cops act like bullies.

What do you consider bullying? Are these personal interactions or edited videos suggested by your personal anti-police algorithm?

Keep in mind that law enforcement has more than 50,000,000 interactions with citizens every year. That’s a denominator that will essentially render your anecdotal experience statistically insignificant.

When I was a DC in the inner-city, 100% of classmates whose father was a cop hated their father because the dad treated the family the same way he treated the public, or at least that's how it was described to me. No thx.

Yeah, I’m not buying this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I was a DC in the inner-city, 100% of classmates whose father was a cop hated their father because the dad treated the family the same way he treated the public, or at least that's how it was described to me. No thx.

So you dislike police officers because of 5 second hand stories from kids in middle school?