I think it's cool that firestations have poles to slide down, apparently because stairs take too long. Which makes me wonder why there aren't poles like that in hospitals.

Fire = hurry! rush!
Heart attack = Fuck you. I don't hurry for you. You wait for the elevator like a civilized dying person, god damn it.

Cat stuck in tree = No time for stairs! Cat! Might! Die! Of... well we're not really sure, I mean, the little shit would come down if he was really hungry and everyone stopped shouting at him, right?
Brain hemmorage = I went to medical school. I don't have time for your nonsense.

Actually, if a doctor was man enough to handle the pole, he probably would have become a fire fighter.

Ahem. I'm full of piss and vinegar lately, aren't I? I think it's all the Coca-Cola Cherry Zero. Yum.