Ha! I Made The News

I dont know about the rest of you, but we have a policy in place stating if you make the news/paper you have to buy beer or ice cream for everyone, all depending what time of day or who was in charge, Hope you have saved up!
 
Is this a written policy or a tradition?
 
I would think that it is tradition. Ice Cream or soda for the whole department is standard at our house if you make the news, print or TV, unless your the designated incident PIO.

What is expensive is if you have a call to your house, then you owe then entire department and their spouses a steak dinner on the town! There was one FF on our dept that had happening at home not all that long ago, that individual turned the receipt into their homeowners insurance which unbelievably enough they actually paid; dinner for 60+ and was not cheap I'm sure.
 
MidwestFF said:
I would think that it is tradition. Ice Cream or soda for the whole department is standard at our house if you make the news, print or TV, unless your the designated incident PIO.

What is expensive is if you have a call to your house, then you owe then entire department and their spouses a steak dinner on the town! There was one FF on our dept that had happening at home not all that long ago, that individual turned the receipt into their homeowners insurance which unbelievably enough they actually paid; dinner for 60+ and was not cheap I'm sure.
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That's ridiculous. "Hey brother, I get that your house just burnt down/wife had a seizure/child sliced her hand off, but I need me a steak dinner."

I enjoy the good natured fun of the ice cream tradition, but that one's just nuts. Glad we live 2 hours from my husband's first due.
 
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