By 479firefighter - 10/12/2010 05:11

Today, my wife was complaining she always has to put up the Christmas tree. So this year while she was out shopping, I decided to put it up. I set it too close to the fireplace and it caught fire. I'm a firefighter. FML
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479firefighter 0

um I have a degree in firefighting I'm 26 and the tree was too big to start with and it was fake. plus we have a open fire place. so I put the tree in the best possible spot. my bad I put it out b4 it hurt any of the house.... no more tree tho

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guess the fire got angry and called a hit on your house

this is proof that you fine muscled men are not all perfect

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LMFAO!!! this is the funniest fml i've ever read... and you MR. are a very sexy thing. I would forgive you for setting the tree on fire. PS. Tell your wife I said congratulations for being the luckiest lady on earth.

sincerely331 0

Yu must not be a very good firefighter if yu didn't know not to put the tree too close to the fireplace. FYL

I think irony just slapped you in the face

zmiester 0

I'm a firefighter too. And that would be my luck too

bellatrix0805 2

you guys cant put the tree up together? im thinking this would not have happened had you both been there..

As a firefighter you should know how close you can get to a fire. YDI