Unfortunately, this is true in a lot of public service. Friend of mine more than anything wanted to be a firefighter for SFFD and he waited six years before he was able to get into the academy. Asked to be assigned to one of the downtown houses because they saw way more action. He told me a lot of the people assigned to the houses in the western half of the city (which is more suburban-like) could care less if they ever saw a fire. It annoyed him.
Unfortunately, this is true in a lot of public service. Friend of mine more than anything wanted to be a firefighter for SFFD and he waited six years before he was able to get into the academy. Asked to be assigned to one of the downtown houses because they saw way more action. He told me a lot of the people assigned to the houses in the western half of the city (which is more suburban-like) could care less if they ever saw a fire. It annoyed him.