Firefighters get specialized training in many different regards. And yes, talking down suicidal people COULD be one of the specializations that a certain team at a fire department gets training in. However, that is not what we see in this video. What we see in this video is multiple rescuers being the backup option a floor - maybe two - below the suicidal person. Odds are high that A). Someone on the same level is talking to the person and B). These guys are there as a last resort. More of a, “Hey let’s place these guys here just in case but let’s really hope we don’t need them”.
It sounds like you may have a misunderstanding of what firefighters do. Fire departments generally have the title of “X Fire and Rescue”. Rescue being the key word. Firefighters train hard for many different aspects of the job including but not limited to fires, EMS, motor vehicle incident response and extrication, technical (rope) rescue, water rescue, confined space rescue, hazmat response, etc. To make it crystal clear : nowadays, a successful fire department prides themselves on ONE thing - having the training and resources necessary to serve the community at the highest level regardless of the call.
Let me know if you have any more questions about firefighters and the fire department in general!
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u/Lumber_Tycoon Aug 13 '21
Can't sue fireman for doing their job.