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Water Fights
Water fights always occurred in the fire stations. After fires or in the morning, we had to make sure all of the equipment was ready to go. So you had to clean it and lay it out. I don’t know why, but water just gets into a firefighter’s blood and it turns into a water fight all the time.
One time, we were cleaning the chief’s car and wiping down the rigs when a water hose splashed somebody. That led to the red lines (which put out about 50 gallons per minute) coming alive. Then the pump was fired off, and the hose lines from that were putting out almost 200 gallons per minute. You get two or three of those going inside a fire station, and there were guys being pinned to the wall, and others being pushed down the linoleum floor from the amount of pressure the hose lines put out. Anyway, those were really fun.
Angelo Outlaw, © 2025
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Electrifying Car Crash
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Here Comes the Bucket
Hysterical Daughter
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Little Girl Rides in the Rig
Little Girl Waiting Her Turn
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Quit Hangin’ Around
Rattlesnake in the Rig
Running of the Immigrants
Selfish Driver
Slippery Guts
Smoking Kills
Spicy Practical Joke
Suicidal Girl
Stretcher Incident
Tar and Feather
Training Exercises
Warming Up on a Cold Night
Water Fights
Water in the Battalion Chief’s Car
Water in the Boots
The Pfister Legacy
Water Fights
Water fights always occurred in the fire stations. After fires or in the morning, we had to make sure all of the equipment was ready to go. So you had to clean it and lay it out. I don’t know why, but water just gets into a firefighter’s blood and it turns into a water fight all the time.
One time, we were cleaning the chief’s car and wiping down the rigs when a water hose splashed somebody. That led to the red lines (which put out about 50 gallons per minute) coming alive. Then the pump was fired off, and the hose lines from that were putting out almost 200 gallons per minute. You get two or three of those going inside a fire station, and there were guys being pinned to the wall, and others being pushed down the linoleum floor from the amount of pressure the hose lines put out. Anyway, those were really fun.
Angelo Outlaw, © 2025
When I First Started
A Stoup That’ll Kill Ya
Barney’s Bad Day
Big Rigs on Small Trails
Car Crashes Into Gas Meter
Close Calls: Baby with AIDS
Close Calls: The Cost Less Fire
Close Calls: Dangling Foot
Close Calls: Firefighter Rescue
Crew Minus One
Electrifying Car Crash
Fishtank Window
Garden Hose in the Blower
Here Comes the Bucket
Hysterical Daughter
Flashovers in a Warehouse
Little Girl Rides in the Rig
Little Girl Waiting Her Turn
Lucky Break in Mission Valley
Mummy Head
Ol' Pete
Party Pooper Firefighter
Poop in the Bucket
Potty Break
Progression of the Career
Interesting Fires: PSA Flight 182
Interesting Fires: Tuna Boat
Quit Hangin’ Around
Rattlesnake in the Rig
Running of the Immigrants
Selfish Driver
Slippery Guts
Smoking Kills
Spicy Practical Joke
Suicidal Girl
Stretcher Incident
Tar and Feather
Training Exercises
Warming Up on a Cold Night
Water Fights
Water in the Battalion Chief’s Car
Water in the Boots
The Pfister Legacy
Water Fights
Water fights always occurred in the fire stations. After fires or in the morning, we had to make sure all of the equipment was ready to go. So you had to clean it and lay it out. I don’t know why, but water just gets into a firefighter’s blood and it turns into a water fight all the time.
One time, we were cleaning the chief’s car and wiping down the rigs when a water hose splashed somebody. That led to the red lines (which put out about 50 gallons per minute) coming alive. Then the pump was fired off, and the hose lines from that were putting out almost 200 gallons per minute. You get two or three of those going inside a fire station, and there were guys being pinned to the wall, and others being pushed down the linoleum floor from the amount of pressure the hose lines put out. Anyway, those were really fun.
Angelo Outlaw, © 2025