Joe Cartwright is a fireman on call. Professionally, he works as a paramedic, but he has 84 hours a week to support in his home town of Ashburton in Devon, England in the case of emergencies the fire brigade. And since the duty can call in the most unusual situations.

The 31-Year-old was sitting against a clock at noon precisely, at his hairdresser, his beeper suddenly went off. On a Farm near some Bales of hay fire had caught, the flames threatened to spread. Joe Cartwright didn’t have to think long: Without much ADO, he jumped to the hairdresser under the scissors and was ready for use.

a fireman is no longer rushes with semi-finished hairstyle to the emergency

The hairdo on his head was because as a piece of work – the hairdresser had only been five minutes long to progress and had cut “the sides,” says Cartwright. According to strange, the fireman looked then, as he reported to the guard for duty.

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“I had cut my hair only a couple of hours, Anadolucasino but my colleagues found it very funny and asked if I wanted to set a new Trend,” said Cartwright of the “Daily Mail”. Some of the older colleagues would have actually believed, and his hair was the latest fashion and cut. After the fire was extinguished, returned the father of three back in the hair salon and had his hair back in order.

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The model of the firemen on call in England is similar to the voluntary fire brigade in Germany, however, the firemen have contracts and be paid. Joe Cartwright is set to become the island with his curious action of a small Symbol for the work of these men. to be

“a fire service man on call, you have to be a certain type of person,” writes his fire station on Facebook. To be 24 hours, seven days a week, there is a need for a special level of dedication. Cartwright had now reached a new Level, and with a twinkle in his eye.

sources: “The Independent” / “Daily Mail” / Buckfastleigh Fire Station

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