Hey guys,So I don't know about you but firefighters in my game are just not doing their job smoothly 5 out 6 times I call them. First issue is the fire itself which is always a small fire that gets automatically put out by one of the sims before I get the chance to call the fire department but if I manage to call it then: 1. the firefighters will attempt to put out the fire but they won't be able to because of routing issues if it is in a small space. https://imgur.com/gAxLAJA.jpg2. the firefighters will arrive but will just stand in front of the house and do nothing for about an hourhttps://imgur.com/VPjMGvh.jpg3. or they just won't show up after calling them, which happened to me once so far. The sim called the fire department but had to go to work immidiately after that. So she left the lot, the firefighters never came and her garden burned down.I don't have a picture from this one.Are those bugs, is it a problem with the engine (the infamous simulation lag where sims stand there for hours and do nothing), or is this just how firefighters are designed?

I had a sim call the firefighters once, but they never showed up. Had to decide if I wanted to wait for them to extinguish my sim or risk death. Good thing I didn't wait for the firefighters. She even had a smoke alarm in the house.

"Cavapoo_King;c-17589175" wrote:Why is the sink on fire?My spellcaster's repario failed.

I think it's simulation lag that's been my issue with them mostly. They stand around for a mighty long time after they show up, not always, but about 50% of the time I think. Seems to me too, that one will come running right in, the other hangs out in the road for a bit then joins their partner to help when the fire is basically out.

Yes I am also having Firefighters that do not actually do the job of a Firefighter. They stand outside and simply do not enter the house. My Sims end up having to extinguish the fire themselves while the Firefighters just stand around watching everything burn to the ground.

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29 Replies

crocobaura
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I had a sim call the firefighters once, but they never showed up. Had to decide if I wanted to wait for them to extinguish my sim or risk death. Good thing I didn't wait for the firefighters. She even had a smoke alarm in the house.
Cavapoo_King
5 years ago
Why is the sink on fire?
SimmerGeorge
5 years ago
"Cavapoo_King;c-17589175" wrote:
Why is the sink on fire?

My spellcaster's repario failed.
Peapod79
New Spectator
5 years ago
I think it's simulation lag that's been my issue with them mostly. They stand around for a mighty long time after they show up, not always, but about 50% of the time I think. Seems to me too, that one will come running right in, the other hangs out in the road for a bit then joins their partner to help when the fire is basically out.
SerenityVIII
New Spectator
5 years ago
Yes I am also having Firefighters that do not actually do the job of a Firefighter. They stand outside and simply do not enter the house. My Sims end up having to extinguish the fire themselves while the Firefighters just stand around watching everything burn to the ground.
GypsyRozLyn
Seasoned Newcomer
5 years ago
Well, first they complain because I guess fire is messy and all. Then they just stand there and stare at it like pyromaniacs enjoying the show. By the time they actually try to do something - a lot of sims would be dead and a lot of real estate burned so I just have my sims put it out as always. Definitely nothing like Sims 2 firefighters.
DoloresGrey
Seasoned Newcomer
5 years ago
My firefighters don't even try to put out the fire. They dance instead.
marea_a_moon
New Spectator
5 years ago
This reminds me of what i posted in another thread. There was a fire in my sim's apartment so she called them, they arrived pretty quickly, they stood for a little while before handling the fire but it did not take a long time or anything like that. The issue is that one of them walked to the roommate and said they were done or something like that, all while the roommate was on fire!! I guess they dont extinguish sims lol.
sketchur
5 years ago
"DoloresGrey;c-17589258" wrote:
My firefighters don't even try to put out the fire. They dance instead.

Oh... This must have been what happened in my game.

My game's firefighters just stand outside. They danced once. NO idea why. The music was pretty good, but the firefighters were not of any help. My front door isn't locked.
Leydi_Tee
New Spectator
5 years ago
I've only ever had the fire department show up twice and they put the fire out once. The other time, my sim put out the fire.