Hi after watching chicago fire i have been trying to figure out how the firehouse runs in terms of shi[f]ts, i know they do 24 hours shi[f]ts but whats happens when they arevnot there is there another shift that comes in, is it like this in actual firehouses
Thankyou
Well, that’s an unfortunate set of typos.
This is the best thread.
Something about bran*, maybe?
Haha sorry just read through, made me giggle…ill edit it
There’s quite a short editing window on this board, so don’t worry if you can’t. 
Yea crnt figure out how to or if i can edit it 
whoops
Oh man, 24 hours shits. That’s gotta burn. They need to make sure they stay hydrated.
It’s a good thing they’ve got the hoses. Both to stay hydrated and for other reasons.
IN the meantime, there is this thread from a few years back that addresses this question. ETA: Assuming you are asking about work hours and not bowel movement schedules. 
I thought this thread was about the Chicago Sunroof. 
Thankyou…it helped
“crnt”?
Firehouse chili leads to “fire shits”.
If I’m in the middle of a 24-hour fire shit, I’d make the replacement shift either wait or find another place to fire shit.
I had 24-hour shits once, when my appendix was in the process of rupturing. But I wasn’t anywhere near Chicago.
You can’t edit the title, or a post after 5 minutes, so I’ve done it for you.
I think it’s going to be tough to get the thread back on track, though.
Colibri
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<anti-hijack> Do you mean if the new shi[f]t walks into the firehouse and no one’s there and all the trucks are gone and all the radio frequencies are full of traffic? You’d think someone would be thoughtful enough to leave a note behind to say they’re out fighting a fire, but I can’t imagine it would be difficult to figure out. </anti-hijack>
Do you mean, someone calls for help, but all firefighters are busy assisting with another fire elsewhere?
In that instance I suppose it would be tough luck for the 911 caller, unless another fire department (far away) can be routed over, or if the caller can just wait until the original firefighters do return.
Some places will stage their trucks … if the community 6 miles from here gets a call for a fire … our crew will fire up our trucks and park between the two towns … thus getting some coverage if another fire breaks out …
Both departments are volunteer … so any excuse to play with the toys …
If ALL the firefighters in Chicago are busy, we’re blaming the cow again. We have a *lot *of firefighters, at a lot of different houses. 4500 at last count.
But, theoretically, then the surrounding 'burbs will send help.