-The Big One will come on a 15 degree night
-No one will return to clean equipment
-You will run a false alarm on a dirt road, one hour prior to the big parade
-Junior firemen will constantly be in trouble
-The hydrant you need will be dry
-The extinguisher you grab will be empty
-EMS personnel will ask you to hold the flashlight
-When the Big One comes, you will be out of town
-You will suck your SCBA dry while waiting to go in, subsequently missing your opportunity
-The engine will be gone after you bypass the scene to go to the fire station to get it
-When T-shirt/Hats are ordered, no one will tell you
-Eventually, you will be a Traffic Officer
-Eventually, you will be in charge of the Junior Firemen
-15 fire calls will run while your pager is broken
-Junior Firemen will say,"I forgot my report card", with a straight face