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Jason (@jasonc_nc) (posted 2026-06-28) argues fire departments should rebrand as…

2026-06-28 · 12:18 UTC ·@jasonc_nc ·1 min read

Brief

Jason (@jasonc_nc) argues fire departments should embrace being "emergency services departments" with only a "tiny" portion devoted to fire; by making minor equipment changes they could directly improve public safety and use urban streets more effectively. He specifically calls out the LAFD and says an overemphasis on response speed, treated as the sole safety metric, leads departments and unions to gaslight the public and fabricate impacts.

Why it matters

Jason (@jasonc_nc) (posted 2026-06-28) argues fire departments should rebrand as 'emergency services departments' with a tiny ("really tiny") slice dedicated to fire to adopt a broader operational perspective.

Key details

  • He asserts minor amendments to equipment choices would (1) directly improve public safety and (2) allow better use of urban streets to fulfill emergency missions.
  • He accuses fire departments, including the LAFD, of treating speed of response as the ~sole~ safety metric, claiming that focus drives departments and unions to gaslight the public and fabricate impacts.
Source evidence

If fire departments chose to embrace their actual role of an emergency services department with a tiny (and I mean really tiny) slice of fire within that they would adopt a broader perspective. And by doing so would see that minor amendments to their equipment choices 1) directly improves public safety and 2) lets them make better use of urban streets to fulfill their mission.

Jason, (@jasonc_nc)

And yet the below is what you see from fire departments, including the LAFD.

In fact speed of response as the ~sole~ metric of safety is so strong it drives fire depts and unions to gaslight the general public to such a degree that they fabricate impacts.

— https://nitter.net/jasonc_nc/status/1990844035741761884#m