On our FD we were our gear for a lot of shit.. not just fires. We wear gear to motor vehicle accidents, rescues, hazardous materials, all fire alarm activations, gas leaks, collapses and much more because there’s no alternative.

Things we don’t wear gear to is medical emergencies, CO alarms, wires down, services calls, mundane stuff.

Also a bad batch of heroin going around the Middlesex, Suffolk, and Worcester counties. Am Firefighter/paramedic in one of these counties and it’s been a nightmare last few days. Quadruple Overdoses at the same time, in different parts of the city, continuously the last 48hrs. Some died, some lived.

Yes but insurance doesn’t cover if you want the number 1 facial plastic surgeon in the USA and travel costs to get to this person, rehabilitation, lodging, plus a time frame of when you want to be completely healed; like nothing ever happened. Remember his accident was 5 months ago.