"Rolling the Equipment"

"Ron Natalie" wrote

The necessary response time if the CFR is going to be effective is on the
tune of 30 seconds. They will take the advantage of any advance
notice to get out in position if there is any even slight possibility
that they would be required.

Besides that, they sit on their butts, most of the time that they are not
training or maintaining equipment. They probably look forward to be called
out, (and hope they are not really needed) to keep the boredom level down.
--
Jim in NC

("Morgans" wrote)
Besides that, they sit on their butts, most of the time that they are not
training or maintaining equipment.


Which is why I was astonished to hear that one of the firetrucks "didn't
work" at OSH this year - when it was needed.

Anyone have an update to this scuttle"butt"?


Paul-Mont
(From the web)
Scuttlebutt in nautical terminology is a water fountain or water cask on a
ship. It is now more commonly used as slang for "information" or "gossip".

"Water for immediate consumption on a sailing ship was conventionally stored
in a scuttled butt: a butt (cask or small barrel) which had been scuttled by
making a hole in it so the water could be withdrawn. Since sailors exchanged
gossip when they gathered at the scuttlebutt for a drink of water,
scuttlebutt became U.S. Navy slang for gossip or rumors."