How YouTube Wrecked My Firefighting Career
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My son had joined the local volunteer firefighters and really loved it until, the internal politics and infighting from leadership led him to turn in his gear and call it quits.
Imagine firing a guy because his kid put his dads kit on. Unreal.
Massive pr stunt for most big company's I'm pretty sure most in ul would use it our roadworks have pica of kids done out in workwear stating for instance please keep slow my day works here
Uk
Steve Roche looks like you had a stroke while typing.
@@Wvusoldier217 lack of concentration suffer sometimes with it
Well look at Seattle. A bunch of loons running the place. I would imagine the state following suite.
Cody, small government operations like that (even federal ones with local controllers) are just like schools and academia in general. The reason the people are so petty and the fights are so vicious is because the stakes are so small.
You just won the comment of the day award Grog *
Thank you! At first I was sad for you over your obvious disappointment at being removed from the program, then laughing with your infectious joy at your thoughts on being a firefighting contractor with your family on UTV Fire Engines!
I am retired from the US Forest Service and proud of it. That being said, there is some supervision that is thin skinned and overly sensitive to any less than flattering images. I came on board in 1980. I recall that about 1981 Playboy magazine featured a photo spread of a Forestry Technician in Alaska. From what I could tell from the text (umm I read Playboy for the articles), it was clear which agency she worked for. Moreover, apparently, some of the photos were taken in her quarters and one of the images included one of her shirts WITH the shoulder patch clearly visible. Although the article was the subject of some talk and giggling around my District, from what I could tell from the internal gossip, that young tech never faced any career consequences. Image is in the mind of the beholder.
Now I want to see it myself lol
We are along way from the 80’s unfortunately
...or the beer holder.
Very true. But that's still lame af. Current times .....ugh are utterly RIDICULOUS
Most responder departments and medical are usually a bunch of Kevin's and Karen's. Not hero material.
"Never interfere with an enemy in the process of destroying himself.'
-Tsun Tsu, The Art Of War
well said!
Sun tsu didn't say that, Napoleon did smh
@@WhatInTheGoddamn_ Yes, Sun Tsu said: “Never Interrupt Your Enemy When He Is Making A Mistake”. :D
@@kansaIainen No he infact didn't lol
Also even if sun tsu said it, napoleon also stated the same thing lol
Hey Cody. Just wanted to say that when you say for instance "We'll fix the tank together", just something about you saying "together" makes you seen so inclusive and just a good person.
Don't feel bad about having to make videos like this that require less effort, it's nice to hear a more personal side from time to time.
Well said
It's common for kid's to try on their dads things, especially when it comes to fire and police. I don't think you missed out by being associated with the spineless and the petty. It's really sad the way some people are in the service.
volunteer fire fighter in Wisconsin. Our fire house has a walk in beer fridge. after training or a call it is still tradition to share a beer or two or three. It may just be because its in rural Wisconsin. Great bunch of guys. So happy to call them my brothers.
You think the ham radio guys are bad, just wait until those weirdos who call themselves "dog parents" hear about you "abandoning" Heart Racer.
Dude, this is so true,
Oh no, fur baby owners are the worst.
OMG spot on!!
Good point James. Not to sound too hoity-toity, but I've always been interested in Plato's prediction that when civilizations treat dogs like humans, it predicts the downfall of civilizations. From The Republic, book 8: "By degrees the anarchy finds a way into private houses, and ends by getting among the animals and infecting them...for truly the she-dogs will be as good as their she-mistresses, and they will run at anybody who comes in their way if he does not leave the road clear for them."
@@MisterBoy316 You got a point there, but that's not to say the old guy in the cabin thinks his dog deserves all human rights. I think old wise men loves his dog and understand the dog's place in the universe, whereas a silly dog-woman might want her dog to have free healthcare. The old guy actually is treating his dog better because he knows the dogs real needs and desires, and the silly dog-woman is actually doing the dog a disservice
Mr. W.
As long as you're not transmitting on Amateur frequencies.
ANYONE can own a Ham radio.
Something that my brethren in the Ham community seem to have forgotten.
73/72
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You certainly can listen, but you are NOT allowed to transmit if you don't have the proper license. Just owning a piece of gear and an antenna does give anyone the right to transmit whenever and on whatever frequency they want to.
@@supermoon1430 DrTeknical isn't being so Technical. Even without a license, operation of said gear CAN be done legally, without a license. I'd suggest he go read his rule book again. There are a couple of ways legal operation of equipment you own, without a license can be done. I also state this, as someone currently holding a General Class license. ;-)
@@drteknical6571 Whoa, calm down there "Daren"
@@drteknical6571 Nobody F'n cares except you nits, and that includes the real PO-lice and Fire Fighters
DrTeknical
Pajama boy.
That is one of the most petty things I have ever heard, they dropped a highly motivated and skilled volunteer because a child wore one of their helmets in a TH-cam video.
The United States of Commieville !
Trump 2020 :)
Very petty.
And let’s not pretend that the vengeful rat doesn’t have children somewhere and that those children never messed with any of dad’s uniforms or gear. Come on! I have no doubt whoever targeted Wranglerstar is a hypocrite.
it's just good old jealousy, they must have been looking for an excuse for a long time
@@michaelhorner4011 Even worse now with biden.
They probably have rules against that. I know the company I work for and most of the companies in my area have strict social media policies.
I’m speechless.... I’m an iron worker and just drawing a parallel here, it be like getting fired for my sons wearing my welding helmet!!! Completely nuts.
more and more companies are coming out with social media policies that do not allow anything with their logos to be published on social media by any employee. Every oil company i have worked for since 2008 has had some form of social media policy like that. Some enforce it strictly and some really do not.
@@robertsenior8330 okay and? If it has their logos in the picture and it is against policy, you can be punished for it.
@@amer1canbea5t89 somethings fishy about this to me companies don’t just fire people
@@mrprodigy7143 companies fire people all the time that violate policies.
I walked away from industrial firefighting as a refinery firefighter and hazmat technician. $100k a year job...
12 years later the refinery is closing and everyone i worked with who stayed are devastated.
I'm glad I dodged that bullet.
Sad to hear about your issue with the firefighter gear and your son.
Doesn't sound a lot for such a high risk job.
Never met a fireman that preferred wildland over structural firefighting. Where where you a paid fireman?
@@jochie18 it's a lot
I mean, you could have stayed a _little_ longer.
@@AurumFaber yeah. 12 years is a hell of a long time.
Wow, the federal forest service is antiquated. Don't they know jack wearing their helmet is free advertising! You should have sent them an invoice for advertising then LoL!
I am a full time career paid FF/EMT in one of the largest integrated response zones in Canada, and I have to tell you that the volunteers and mutual aid are very critical to operations, and I am very thankful to work along side them.
Being blacklisted without knowing the reason is just about the worst feeling in the world. Especially when you would still have so much to give. In the end, though, companies or organizations that would do that to a person aren't worth the effort.
Companies never were. We need to restructure our power balance so that the companies serve the people, including as employees and not the other way around.
All companies and organisations post 2010 do that as standard course. It's really bad. Worse still, social media. You can be talking for months before you realise NO ONE saw a single thing you said because they just decided you had the wrong opinions, not that you ever broke a rule.
If you don't know why you're the problem.. or it wasn't right In the first place
If you got blacklisted somewhere it might be something about you and your attitude?
@@markmcgoveran6811 Or a simple misunderstanding that gets blown out of proportion by plain old ignorance. At least in my case...
As a junior firefighter, I’m glad to see that we have the same views on a volunteer department. I moved departments because I got treated like garbage and they didn’t have the strength to tell me what I did wrong and just blamed it on me by saying I was irresponsible. Hope you do successful!
Sounds like nursing.
@@george344 and a bunch of other jobs. I run large scale state projects on the electrical side. 15 years ago, I thought it would be awesome to be top... Bunch of babysitting bs of grown men likely older than I. Too late now, the lack of man in man power is tough to stomach sometimes
@@aaronanderson7619 I agree. Did Civil Affairs in my last nine years in the Reserves with two deployments. Had a few who were “civilian” in their attitudes, but most were really good at their jobs. A lot of folks just don’t care about quality anymore. Just the quantity in their pay and play modes. The folks that run nursing have almost zero leadership skills and a lot of the new nurses lack the old work ethic, so a bad combo. Plus, critical thinking gets “policied” out. Policies are written to maximize the bottom line. If something happens, then the nurse can get thrown under the boss and management is insulated. Healthcare is not a healthy place to work in, IMHO.
Bus not boss - autocorrect strikes again.
@@george344 no worries, happy new year. Wishing you all of the best it has to offer
The hat deal could have been handled with a phone call, requesting you remove the video from the channel. There loss Cody.
No.. they should've been proud that a youngster was sporting it .......FFS .......its stupid !!!!!!
You could also use your portable fire truck golf cart thing to spray water over the angry HAMM radio guys. It will cool them down.
I am a licensed ham (2 years now). I never knew there was so much anger, hatred and jealousy directed at hams. Here is the thing...hams police themselves and self police the thin slice of radio spectrum hams are allocated is important to hams for good reason. The very last thing hams want, and they fear most (other than losing some spectrum) is that ham frequencies become the anarchy mess known as CB Radio. The way to keep the ham frequencies clean and usable is the ham licensing process. Licensing forces users to know the rules and the consequences for breaking them.
There are alternative "radios" with their own frequency allocations such as FRS and GMRS. Cody's Baofeng BF-F8xxx is NOT such a radio even though it can be tuned to GMRS. Please use those inexpensive GMRS radios and available frequencies (not the Baofeng BF-F8, using the BF-F8 for GMRS in the USA is illegal).
Getting a ham license at the Technician level is easy. Knowledge of Morse Code isn't even a requirement. I studied for less than two days, took the test and passed with ease. Cody is a bright guy. He could do it too.
With regard to "private channel". What is that? There is no private channel in ham radio. If Cody and another unlicensed gent are conversing on a BaoFeng handheld they are violating Federal law. If Cody and the other fellow think GMRS channels are usable on the Baofeng, think again, because it is a FCC violation. Even someone licensed in amateur radio (licensed ham) would get in trouble with the FCC for using the Baofeng handheld for GMRS two-way communication. Cody, if you are using your handheld Baofeng ham radio transceiver on GMRS (or FRS) frequencies, it is illegal for anyone to do that in the USA. The entire spectrum is allocated, there are no private channels, unless you have a FCC business license (for a specific business frequency / channel). Cody, having watched Wranglerstar for years I know you are not an outlaw. Please do your radio communications legally. Get the correct radio (not a Baofeng) for what you need, or get your ham technician license and transmit on your Boafeng legally. Have a good day.
@@xxM5xx OK Karen.
@@alew1372 Call me names, whatever. Go ahead and call me a Boomer too if that makes you fell good. I'm not hating on Cody. He is smart, successful and knowledgeable on many things. Seems like his lack of knowledge on two way radios should be addressed promptly. When he starts the new business thing, at the new location, he may want to look into radios for business use, on the business frequencies (an RF channel you temporarily own). The Baofeng can't legally be used for business frequencies either (even though they can tune to them). In fact, amateur radios cannot be used for business purposes whatsoever.
@@sheldonfrey1 Not true what you are saying about "The Walmart" channels. It is still illegal to do that with the Baofeng BF-F8. Go back and sit at the kiddie table Sheldon. We adults are tying to communicate adult stuff here.
@Luke K. A Baofeng Bf-F8xxx is what Cody said he was using. It is illegal to use that transceiver on any business band. If you have a ham radio license, you aren't helping. If you don't have a license (which requires knowledge) then please stop spewing ignorance.
I could be wrong, but I do not believe there is any scenario which Cody can legally use that BF-F8 radio to transmit on himself. He can listen. He can use another radio for his needs but the BF-F8 requires a license for amateur frequencies (all of them) and cannot legally be used for transmitting on frequencies outside the 2 meter or 70cm ham bands.
The world is full cowards just waiting to show how important they are. Is a millwright red card ok?
WTF? The dismissed you as an AD because your son had on your helmet? That's lunacy,. What could possibly be their rationale? I am a former prosecutor and know tons of folks in law enforcement, and their kids often wear their covers at home. Did they think that Jack was going to sneak into service as a wildland firefighter? It's certainly not disrespectful for him to wear your helmet. It's the opposite. Man, that sort of BS really pisses me off. Terrible.
Some people just like inflicting misery on others, and seek government positions for that exact purpose. Some people are just too much of a stickler for every obscure rule. And some people are cowards.
As a young (40 yr old, lol) ham radio operator, I will say I see more Karen’s in the ham world than anywhere else.
You wouldn't expect the Karen's to be in the ham radio world but they seem to be taking over every platform
Yeah. HAM guys are the only ones dumb enough to think geochron digital is worth it. 73's
I've been a have since 1963. It was MUCH harder to get a ham ticket and a ham rig up until the last 10 years. Today, the FCC is begging people to become hams as my generation is dying out. Get your ticket...its not that hard these days (you don't have to go before the FCC anymore). Lots of hams will help.
Why are there Karen's and Carmen every where
@@JS-jh4cy my theory is they are bored cause modern life is too boring and trying to exert power/control over trivial things is entertaining.
I used to help fight fires in Brown & Cherry Countys Nebraska in the 1970s. One of the old ranchers would be out there with us holding his grain scoop shovel. He would go up to a gopher mound, get a scoop and (permanently) knock down about 10’ of fire and say “Thank God for gophers!”
Wow! That is very cowardly on their part. The right thing to do would’ve been to just explain what the problem was & go forward with an understanding & agreement that you won’t keep those particular helmets stored with your other helmets. I know how much you love wild land firefighting Cody.
Yes it was
You’re fine Cody. I’ve been a ham for 51 years. Don’t worry about the negative comments from SOME Hams... they’re just a bunch of “yentas” (Yiddish (similar to PA Deutsch actually) for an old bag). Good day and God Bless! Just two cents from an old diesel submarine telegrapher/radio operator.
The hams I hang around with can all operate Morse (CW) at over 20 WPM and design/build some, if not all of their own radio equipment.
That is it, you need a licence to transmit not receive, and if you do illegal broadcasts... people pinpoint them rather fast.
Do be fair, the UV-5R gets a bad reputation for it's spurious emissions yet the FCC still granted it Part 90 certification (i.e. it's a commercial radio). Also, amateur emissions standards are tested differently from commercial standards. Commercial standards test what is actually radiated from the antenna and as a result some of the spurs get suppressed by the OE "Dummy Load" duck where amateur standards test the output of the PA (or what is put into the antenna, not what is radiated by the antenna).
@@wobblysauce The Baofeng radio also has on it the public frequencies for FRS/GMRS(Family Radio Service). So he can use that radio on public channels which doesn't require a ham license.
@@kiffing Not legally. It's certified for the Amateur bands, but not for transmitting on FRS/GMRS. Of course, from a practical matter someone would have to report it's use and the FCC would have to care.
Well that never happened to me. As a former municipal police officer, now retired.... Goverment at all levels (municipal, county, state, federal) is full of people who like to micromanage, make rules, start/stop programs they know nothing about, etc. They are also very sensitive about their agency's public image and how it reflects on their personal image. Do not sweat this, you are a good man/person and are doing well. Keep up the good work, I love the videos. Be safe!!!
Nice hat! As someone from Nebraska and someone affected by the floods I really like seeing you wear it
Cody, I'm a ham radio guy (13 years licensee) and I FULLY AGREE, there are so many tattle tale jerks in ham radio. :-)
As soon as I saw him pull it out and talk into it, I knew he was going to get an ear full, especially after just talking about how people from all over the place report him in hopes of catching him in a building code violation or construction without a permit!
@@mozee06 Yeah, it's sad to hear. People are stupid, often.
not just ham radio ...........now it'll be .............."PUT YOUR DAMN MASK ON !!!"
@Tommy Ealey , the logic is similar to that of a driver's license. Ensuring that people have some basic knowledge of how everything works, both theoretical and practical, as well as the laws and common courtesies pertaining to operating the radios. You don't want to be a nuisance and cause interference with people's TV's and radios, and especially emergency service and aircraft communications and navigation equipment. You can also get shocked or burned when dealing with higher power outputs. Most of that isn't as big of a concern when using handled radios though. At that point it's mainly trying to avoid being a nuisance to others. With the Baofeng and other Chinese radios, they aren't locked down to the US approved frequencies, so you could end up transmitting on frequencies that are reserved for other purposes.
@Tommy Ealey You probably remember his callsign because he stated it so many times on the radio, it's required to state your callsign at the begining, throughout, and at the end of a contact (conversation). Oh, there's lots of logic to it. For one, it gives more capability to communicate long distances. I live in North ID and can speak to people in Europe quite easily and consistently for instance. But on a more national or regional scale any non licensed frequencies and power limits on those frequencies are next to useless compared to ham radio frequencies and power levels. Just using VFH frequencies I can get about 50 to 60 miles using 50 watts and a omnidirectional antenna, I can get further with a directional antenna. CB can get up to a 100 miles or more if conditions are just right with the ionosphere and sun spots, but we have been in low sun spot activity for a decade now and it's going to be another decade before the cycle gets up to anything useful again. Not to mention CBs and other non licensed frequencies can be noisy and way too many people talking on them and in a chaotic way. With ham radio I can discreetly communicate with one person using my computer over the radio, it's literally like emailing or chatting. So there are a LOT of benefits to learning the tech/hobby and using it, especially during peacetime, when things get spicy anything goes. I suggest checking out OH8STN's youtube channel, it's awesome.
My sister in law was a dog mom and when she was pregnant with her first real child we were talking about her dog and i said “u just wait till that baby comes, u think u know love now, u have no idea what love is. The second that little dog so much as growls at the baby it will be gone!” She go so offended. One year later and they gave up the dog last week.
Normally the same issue as a firstborn, if they are close... attention split is not good for some.
I love being able to help my community being a vol.
Same here in Eaton IN
@Gary Hochstetler lmao and why did this pop up 9 months later
@Gary Hochstetler Did you really need to comment when you knew what he was saying?
I’d be fired immediately from a hand crew for even posting pictures to Instagram.
Sounds like US volunteer fire service politics is not unlike Australian.
As a HAM myself, you will be hard pressed to find such a diverse group of people with more opinions. Don't believe me, don't worry they'll tell you....🤔🤣🤣🤣....hope you do get your license and perhaps get into HF. There are alot of famous people in the world that are hams that can be found on air. No doubt the wranglerstar on the air would create a pile up....
A tractor is so necessary when you have land. Once you have a child, the animals go lower on the totem pole.
I am sorry for your loss from fire service. I, like you, know what its like to serve the public in the fire service. I am a retired officer form the FDNY. I retired 1 year after 911 due to lung issues. I did not retire on my terms, like you. Devistated I was for a while. I now turned into a volunteering maniac. At 3 museums (and other clubs too), 2 having to do with 911. So I have regained that sense of serving the public.
Im sure you will find something similar to fill that void. You take care and God bless you and your family as well. Stay low Brother, as we wish each other here in the FDNY community.
I went to a ham radio club once.
Similar same experience. Never again. Sad to see how bad they've been to you. What they dont realize is they hurt their community by being that way.
I equate this to Linux nerds. Go to a linux forum as a nee person and ask a question,and feel the hatred "noob"
Creepy old guys that invite you over to their house to look at their radios. I took the test and I'm licensed, but almost never use my radios now. There isn't anyone that isn't old and creepy to talk to seems like. I felt like fresh meat to them when I took the test.
I lived in California for 11 years and literally 50% of my friends were either full time or volunteer firefighters because of how badly the state needs firefighters. Out of those 9 guys, only 2 of the full time and 1 volunteer still live there, and the volunteer no longer does that. They receive so little funding, it's super political and the state would rather use convicts from the penitentiary than volunteers. One of the 2 who stayed only did so because he married the daughter of a Fire Chief to get his job secured. But hey, in a state inundated by wildfires every year, let's defund the fire department and make it such a hostile environment that most of our firefighters leave! I'm sure that won't bite everyone in the ass down the road.
OMGOSH Cody! Whatever you do, when you get the Honda’s set up. The first fire you go on please play “Ride of the Valkyries”, I want to see that video.
I'm sorry about the haters Cody. I enjoy your content because I too am a mistake maker lol.
I remember a story where somethings similar happened to me: I'm not going to drop the name of the company or anything like that, but I applied for a position that I was well qualified for; I wanted the job, it seemed like they wanted me and etc. I got a generic e-mail saying that I didn't get the job written in all of that corporate-speak. So I responded and asked if there was some sort of a problem and why I didn't get the job. I get a long winded manually typed e-mail from some supervisor about how they don't have time to go over with applicants why they don't get hired for positions and such (which, don't get me wrong, I totally get that).
My response: "So your argument here is that don't have time to answer my question about why you went another direction but you've got time to blow on writing me an extensive e-mail telling me you don't have time to explain why you don't have time? Wouldn't it have been simpler and more efficient to answer me? With that in mind, Thank you: I'm glad you didn't hire me because I, quite frankly, don't want to work with you anymore."
The flat brimmed cap is the modern day dunce cap
Self employed is a great way to be. I couldn't stand working for others at this point in my life after doing my own thing for the past 12+ years.
Thank you sir. Love your honesty, openness, window into your world you give us. We are all human. You have a great talent of making content that connects with the humanity of us all.
Thank you again.
Someone I cannot recall once said “insanity though rare in individuals is the rule in large organizations”. When I was in the navy I couldn’t get a transfer to surface craft since I was qualified in submarines. Apparently someone had decided to treat the submarine service as a separate branch of the service kind of like the Air Force started out as the Army Air Corps. But I wasn’t buying it so I got out and switched to the merchant marine. While in the merchant marine I tried working aboard a naval fast combat supply ship as a civilian mariner and totally hated it and hence went back to civilian vessels. Civilian freighters had much smaller crews and everyone got their own cabin, not to mention four months vacation instead of just one month off each year. So no contest. But I was still a cog in a machine on the privately owned merchant vessels so I went to barber college to become self employed. In reality the best job can be ruined by a stupid organization even if the steamship company is a small company. There is no substitute for being self employed in the trades.
Sir, someone, smarter than me said " you can't be a profit in your own land"....if everyone could do what you do , what you do would not be unique. Envy of those who can't do what you do leads them to take from you what you love the most.......you can Firefight but you have more to offer you are appreciated in more ways than you know. Thanks for all you do.
every one gets upset about everything nowadays its just sad
dont get a like very often from you Cody i always kept thinking that I've been blocked without knowing it and my comments are just sitting in the dark so always good to know
he likes blocked people from time to time, just to keep them on their toes
We call it “RECREATIONALLY OUTRAGED”. They wake up looking for things to be outraged about.
-OG, the Taofledermaus Channel
Wussies
I started my ham career by listening to the ham radio late a night, just listening, don't worry about the old ham folkies giving you grief, you will get your ham license in time, N4LC... Ed Kirkpatrick
The basic ethos of volunteering, in all aspects of groups, is being eroded by the 'hoops' and 'Nanny State overseers' regulations in an attempt to save the organisers from liability. It is a combination of both fears ie someone getting sued and not being prepared to take a risk. Also, the extra, over the top training of stuff that has little relevance to the tasks that volunteers offer their services. You are not alone, it is happening across the whole of society around the world.
“Nanny state”. Yup, couldn’t agree more
I started fighting wildfires with the US Forest Service in 1991. After a short time I went to another 3 letter Government Land use agency as a Ranger till my retirement in 2014. I must say there was a stark contrast between the "old timers" and the newer employees as far as ideology. The old timers were more laid back easy going and cared. Not so with the newer crop and it started to show badly....This is why a lot of us left, we were passionate and loved our careers but sadly "politics" and ideology drove us out.
Why is it an issue that Jack wore the helmet,
That is asinine.
Edit : Even more asinine is people calling the feds on you, unreal this world we live in. God bless Cody.
When I was in elementary school (13 or 14 years ago) we would go on field trips to the fire station and they would let us put on their entire uniform and hold the axe lol. I don't really see what the big deal is.
crazy.
I’m pretty sure this issue was that it was used in a for-profit public video, who knows what was said or done in this particular video that may or may not have gone against stated governmental guidelines. Not that it was necessarily offensive or bad but with the government who knows. In the end it was probably just an excuse for someone in power to get rid of him because of his personal views.
Where’s your mask?!? Where’s your Hamm Radio License?!?! Where’s your dog!?!?! Where’s your tree felling permit?!? Why don’t you homestead and save the community from fires?!?! My goodness people, give the man a break. Doing a great job Cody and fam. Love that Sweetloaf footage. She’s such a pumpkin.
I had a ham radio neighbor. Dude was the biggest weirdo I ever seen in my life!!!👀👀👀
I've been a vol since 1992. Third gen in the same dept. Over the years the comradery has tanked. When I first joined, we used to all meet at the station Sat morning and visit neighboring fire houses and share a beer with them. All these young guns want now is to kick in doors and be the nozzle man. They don't want to sit in the rig for a wire down calls waiting for the electric company. They want all the glory without the work. On top of having to keep up with the career dept regulations. They are killing the small depts. I took a small break for about 5 years when my kids were young and every time, I'd hear that Q2B wind up or those air horns screaming, watching the smoke turn from black/grey to white, I was like a kid at Christmas. I really missed it.
Cody, after over two decades in the fire service I can confirm that unless you were warned at least once about inappropriate use of department equipment and allowed to correct your mistake, you sir were wrongfully dismissed. Usually by someone who is ignoring a law to enact a policy.
That policy is on the department books probably because of gross abuse by a previous employee who long ago needed a clear explanation as to why he could not use taxpayers property for his personal gain.
In your case, my assumption is some bottom feeding godless coward was jealous of your success and ratted you out.
You are now free to do as you wish. It's too bad as you would like to continue to serve. But there are fewer and fewer leaders who can manage people without an authoritarian threat.
Be safe be well be happy. You did what you could.
Cheers from Canada.
@@FrankFombyFrank, that comment can go in so many directions. It's sounds like you are in the know. With so many subs I doubt if get an answer.
Sure I will ask.
I volunteered with Cody and worked with him on a few fires. There are many inaccuracies in his comments. Cody was more concerned about filming and using volunteer firefighting to boost his TH-cam channel than he was helping his community.
I saw my first Wranglerstar video a couple months before he walked into the station to become a volunteer. The video was all about protecting his homestead from the fire that was miles away with no concerns or worries about getting close to his homestead.
Chad Brunton Yeah, anybody who knows anything about the industry can tell there’s a fair amount of BS in this video.
Sounds like there is more to the story
If I was him I would've sued out of spite
So glad to hear about the Heartracer I thought something bad may have happened to her. My aunt had a Chihuahua he was always a biter, I'm pretty sure he bit every person in the family at least once. She always made excuses for him, until he bit her first grandchild.
This for update on the heartracer. Glad he/she has found a nice “forever home’.
my kids are going learn not to be rough on the dogs or get bit. I love my little dog way too much to ever see her go, and kids can learn the hard way if need be, it's no worse than any other thing that will happen to them playing outside.
It’s hard, unfortunately not black and white. An ill placed bite to the face can damage eyesight or cause a fair amount of damage, and there does come a point where the risk to the child outweighs the desire to keep the animal. We can’t ever say the animal is more important than the kid, but it’s such a grey area.
Sounds like LDFR in Summit. I interviewed there a long time ago but ultimately ended up working for a couple different city depatments in the Denver metro area for a decade or so. My experience was very similar, boring and repetitive ultimateately pushing me to quit in a similar way. Now doing aerospace work in Boulder. Love your saw videos, have a yard the size of a postage stamp but have six saws in the garage that could outfit a forestry shot team. I guess fireman will never get rid of all their tools. Nice work on your channel Sir!
Man, I can't believe how much flak you catch in every aspect of your life doing TH-cam. A lot of hate out there.
I’m part of a large TH-cam channel as well, and I can attest to the fact that there are a ton of mean-spirited little trolls out there just waiting to judge or complain about something. I don’t get their lifestyle.
-OG, the Taofledermaus Channel. 😎👍
@OBAMFSpike I agree
@@OGsDangerShow Usually because they need to get a life. MHO.
God Bless us all
The radio stuff is so dated. You want a license, oh you have to go to an in person proxy test. The online ones, at least as a couple months ago, were just a few and limited. Also, just get your own business frequency and do what you want.
🍻🍻🍻If a volunteer fire station round these parts DIDN'T have a fridge full of cold ones, there'd be a riot! 🔥🇦🇺👍
I bought such a HAM too.. used it outside so they can’t trace me to my house.
The Karen was real
It's Antifa?
When you volunteer to help with something and they waste your time and use you inefficiently, I can hardly think of a greater insult.
Love the way ya started the video. Especially talking about the nagging old ham operators. Glad things are going well for ya and you get to be safer this summer. Hope it gives ya more time with your son to raise a strong, well rounded young man.
We used to put a large wound dressing in a water tight snap lock bag and tape it to the inside of our helmet , that way we always new we had one on us and it kept it out of the elements and clean . Had to use them 2 times in the decade I was contracting with a crew of 5
I can feel that same excitement in your voice when you talk about wildland fire. Had to hang it up about 10 seasons ago. Every single spring I get the fire itch. Still look up to see what type of helicopter is flying by. And yes the camaraderie is something else. If my Red Card was still active (CRWB, ENGB, HECB, SAW-B, ICT4, etc...) I’d take you up on that 14 day assignment on the Honda! Thanks for your videos I enjoy them.
Sorry you had to suffer because someone was jealous of your channel and your life. Keep living it brother.
I'm in a volunteer firefighter in a small town in pa and every you say is so true. Times are definitely harder
Great to hear an update, so excited!
Dang: you got bit by the bureaucratic version of Cowardly Cancel Culture.
Exciting to hear of all the new opportunities. I wish I was closer to you. I would love to work with you and help. I really appreciate how genuine you are. Thanks for the videos.
Just to clarify you can’t use any frequency without a license. There’s no such thing as having a private channel on a ham radio without a license. It’s good you just listen but you can’t use any channels. Period
bruh this video was 2 years old at the time of your posting.
sacked for letting his son wear his helmet? hmmmmm naaaaaaaaah
"THEY SAID IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO CUT"
I thought you were a professional firefighter? Do you just do homesteading and TH-cam as your job?
It was probably not fitting in. I've worked concrete construction since I was a teen and got a job with a city department after 7 years of doing concrete. The job was to do small sidewalks and curb/gutter. The stuff was way smaller than I was ever used to and really easy. They fired me after a couple months and said I didn't fit in with the crew.
Was a blessing in disguise because I started my own business right after and am doing much better than if I had stayed there
happy and excited for you guys also! you're a great dad from what i can see. God's blessings on your transition and new journey!
I have a ham radio, I do not have a license for it, and you can't make me!
I always love the Husker red cap.
right? I noticed him repping Nebraska a couple times...I feel like most ppl dont know Nebraska exist lol.
I also feel the pain about volunteering, I don't bother volunteering for hurricane response in FL or even just volunteering at an animal shelter due to all the BS... After a hurricane, I just go out and start cutting and clearing roads if my property is OK.
The honda pioneer 1000 is exactly what I have. Two 55 gallon drums (the blue ones) and a portable gas pump engine with some 2 inch hoses can go anywhere cause it's so light.
I was wondering about that HT in ur pocket. FCC started loosing interest in Amateur radio around the turn of the century.
Those ham guys that are complaining get bored sometimes guarding the static on that empty spectrum they have
Lol lmao!!! "Old women, Neenies" I love it. Tell em Cody!
God bless you brother Cody. I've been subscribed to your channel for several years now and watch a lot of your videos, and though I don't know you personally, from what I've seen of you sharing, contributing and pouring yourself out to the community.......I believe that your heart, mind and intentions are good. I'm sure that many of my fellow subscribers to your channel would agree. Thanks for your time, efforts and commitment Cody.
You guys are volunteering your LIFE, the least they can do is have some beer on cold tap for you. Every firehouse I know of has a bar for the guys.
Can't even watch good TH-cam without seeing a hard working man teaching his kid to run a saw, being reprimanded by some leftist Pacific northwest government miserable with life official. My grandpa taught me to run a saw the same way. I'd bet money the dude that squealed was upset over some political view. If he's reading this, grow up and be a man. Keep up the good content man, you didn't need them, they needed you, their loss.
You're not supposed to do anything yourself, you're supposed to hire "professionals" for every little thing these days. Can't repair anything, can't teach anyone anything, can't build anything. If you do anything you're not licensed for you're appropriating guild property.
@@michaeldoherty2289 Because anything with the words GOVERNMENT PROPERTY is more sacred than any religions most holy relics and shan't be touched.
Amateur operator here. We've all been there, and as long as you're listening & not transmitting, or only operating under the guidance of a licensed operator you're fine.
I was not complaining about you having the transceiver, and gladly offer to help you get certified. In all your spare time.
Still appreciate your videos, thumbs up every time.
I've worked with Firefighters of all stripes for years, and have come to the conclusion that far too many 'volunteer' departments should be fully paid as the professionals you all are.
I'm sorry you got fired for the uniform violation, but it should have been a gig, and not a firing offense. My take.
Good luck with the new homestead and God speed.
Local FD would not have me because I don't have a diploma or GED. I'm 31 and thats the first time I ever needed it. Guess theres lots of algebra and essays as a volunteer.
That's beyond ridiculous you don't need a GED to risk your life trying to put out a fire
@Wranglerstar you wear that baofeng with pride and show it off!!! Thats what I do haha
Jealousy shows its head too often. Take care, you have a good heart.
I've been a ham operator for decades, makes me happy to see people scanning/listening.
It's just a step into more interest in our adventurous hobby. wwg1wga.
Listening is more important that talking most of the time. Nothing illegal by listening.
@@uncledoug9934 you are 100 percent correct, I for one encourage scanner listeners to consider getting their ham tickets.
I understand many ham radio operators were and still are avid fans of monitoring all bands.
De kd4stt.
WWG1WGA
Thomas, I have my general ticket with no regrets. Can be fun and very useful hobby.
I could not have gotten rid of the Heartracer! I am shocked, I understand that of course, to some people, Sweetloaf would have priority....but not in my house....😔
That was just an excuse to fire him, evidently he was more of a liability than an asset.
@@iainbrown4945 yup, it's about as bad as a reality TV show...oh wait, it is
LOOSE CACCON !
at a time like this no one is a liability everyone with exp is needed
It’s not your fault, there are just people out there that are ugly hearted. Jealousy fuels their hate and instead of finding happiness within their unhappiness drives them to bring down others. Sadly, these people are becoming more and more common.
"If I can't do it exactly the way I want to do it...I'm taking my ball and going home."
I KNEW TH-cam WAS BEHIND IT ALL. THE RANCHER IS ANGRY THAT I HIT HIM UP ON FACEBOOK PAGE ABOUT OUR PROBLEM WITH THE HATS.
THE HAT ISSUE WILL BE SORTED OUT SOON. USA MADE AND THEY WILL PAY US 25 DOLLARS PER HAT TO MAKE THEM FOR US. WIN/WIN
My daughter and her husband met on a fire detail, both are wild land fire fighter's, and work for the Arkansas forestry department.
The FCC has ruled that in an emergency, any frequency available can be used- amateur, MURS, VHF, UHF, whatever.
So the country has one less skilled firefighter, when the country needs firefighters more than ever.
Smart move, whoever the Judas is.