Did EA nix the fire department??

"aujineh;c-18181345" wrote:

"duhboy2u2;c-18181252" wrote:
The fire department still shows up on my lot. As long as there's a fire alarm installed anyway.

Mine too and if I have the sprinkler system it activates automatically. Also in Sulani your neighbours will come put out your fires too lmao.

I was JUST going to post this :D I had a fire in my house right now, one guest was lighting a campfire and most of the chairs went up in flames. I had 2 Sulani neighbours show up, but they couldn't do anything because something was "in the way". Probably the dummy who started the fire in the first place.

I didn't have time to check where in the world the Fire department was on my sims phone, not used to the new layout yet. No need, though, the teen in the house rushed in and extinguished the flames. Brave girl :)

Awesome! In one of my saves in Sulani, my sim caught on fire and Mele K. rushed in and extinguished my sim...besties forever.

I just had a fire today and I had the call fire dept option, but the sprinkler system went off and put it out before they got there.

"aujineh;c-18181345" wrote:

Mine too and if I have the sprinkler system it activates automatically. Also in Sulani your neighbours will come put out your fires too lmao.

I didn’t know about the Sulani thing! That’s really cool B)

"bshag4lv;c-18181373" wrote:
Omg, that's what I forgot to do...doh! :D

I always put 3 things in a house, smoke detector, sprinkler system and a thermostat. I've been so wrapped up in my mods folder drama, I must have forgot to put those things in.

Odd thing though, even though the incense burner and radio were outside on the back porch, I clicked for her to extinguish, but all she did was wave her arms with the pathing thing, when the stuff on fire was right in front of her. :s

Thanks for all the responses guys! <3 User error, lol. :*

But you don't need any of those things to call the fire department. The option should appear on your phone regardless. If it doesn't, it's probably a mod issue. Even if your mods are updated, they can cause issues.

"catmando830;c-18181445" wrote:
You must have the fire alarm on your lot. There is no longer "call the FD" on the sims phone.

Was this a recent change? I don't have fire alarms or smoke detectors and can still call the fire department. In fact, it wouldn't make sense for the option to only appear with fire alarms because the alarm triggers firemen automatically.

"HillyBeth;c-18181583" wrote:
I don't use the alarms, just the sprinkler system from the base game, because I tend to play when my family is already asleep(and my 3 year old niece stays overnight most weekends) so I don't want to wake anyone up with the sound of the alarm going off.

Solution: Turn off sound; or where a headset.

"catmando830;c-18182950" wrote:

"HillyBeth;c-18181583" wrote:
I don't use the alarms, just the sprinkler system from the base game, because I tend to play when my family is already asleep(and my 3 year old niece stays overnight most weekends) so I don't want to wake anyone up with the sound of the alarm going off.

Solution: Turn off sound; or where a headset.

1: I like to hear what's going on in my game
2: My pc originally didn't come with speakers and the ones I found cost $50 so I'd rather use them. Plus I hate the sound of the alarm anyways. I don't even use them in sims 3 anymore.
3: I hate headsets. They actually hurt my ears, and occasionally my mom will need me for something and if I can't hear her she gets pissy