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CobrastanJorji 18 hours ago

Sure, but you also don't keep 1.3 million firefighters idling in case of a really big fire.

throwaway270925 17 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Of course you do, thats how fire brigades work!? Though you are somewhat right, its closer to only 1.1 million firefighters across the US.

https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/nfpa-re...

1234letshaveatw 18 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Don't we? That is pretty close to the number of firefighters in the US, and they rarely fight fires

CobrastanJorji 17 hours ago | parent [-]

From some quick googling, I think the average firefighter fights about two fires per month, which is pretty good! And the average specialized wildlands kind of firefighter fights fires much more often.

But firefighters don't just fight fires, they mostly do medical emergencies, which keep them very busy. And that's the problem with standing armies: we generally don't want soldiers doing a bunch of other kinds of work besides wars because they're around.

bigfatkitten 15 hours ago | parent [-]

> And the average specialized wildlands kind of firefighter fights fires much more often.

For the most part, only during fire season.