r/nextfuckinglevel • u/ImaginaryChefLouie12 • Aug 13 '21

Firefighter snatches suicide jumper out of mid air

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u/YorWong Aug 13 '21

Don't really see how this fits their job description.

People become firefighters to prevent suicides?

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u/Corona-and-Lyme Aug 13 '21

Fighting fires is actually a pretty small portion of your average firefighter's duties. It's mostly EMS calls, which includes suicidal people.

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u/YorWong Aug 13 '21

So they have training on how to talk people down?

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u/Corona-and-Lyme Aug 13 '21 edited Aug 13 '21

It's not necessarily standardized everywhere, but firefighters generally have some form of training as to how to handle people in mental health crises.

This is speaking from the perspective of the US. I can't really speak for anywhere else based on experience, but it isn't a US only thing.