A woman scrolls on the dating app Hinge and pauses on the profile of a firefighter named Nick. However, it’s not because she finds him attractive.
In a video with over 819,000 views, TikToker Addy Perry (@addy_perry) posts a screenshot of the Hinge profile. Two firefighters stand in front of a burning single-family home. The house number is shown, but covered by a blue dot by Perry.
Nick captions the photo, “Me in the wild.”
That’s when she comes to a shocking realization: the burning house is hers.
Did she comment on the Hinge profile?
On Hinge, users can comment on photos on others’ profiles. In the comments, viewers urge her to reach out and call out the firefighter for posting her home. While she doesn’t confirm whether she commented, she likes several comments making the suggestion.
In a comment, she explains that the firefighters were unfortunately unable to save her house, as it was a gas fire.
“I should mention this is a gas fire and until the gas company came, they couldn’t do much in his defense hahahaha,” she writes.
Was he wrong for posting the photo?
Commenters share split opinions on whether Nick should have posted the photo, especially with identifying details like the house number visible.
“This feels like some kind of off-brand HIPAA violation,” one writes. Photos from emergency scenes are public records, according to Fire Law Blog. However, posting identifying details or using the photos in an “offensive” way could get the firefighter in trouble with their department.
“Firefighters who take pictures in front of houses burning down is the weirdest thing,” another says.
“My house also burnt down and if i saw this i would be FURIOUS,” a third adds.
Others say the photo would make them think their unfortunate encounter was fate.
“No because I’m delusional enough to take this as a sign. Invisible string,” a viewer says.
“This is so ur invisible string tho,” another writes.
“I sense a spark or maybe some fire chemistry between you two,” a third jokes.
One says she experienced a similar incident with a firefighter.
“That happened to me too!!!! My house burned down….. NEXT DAY, one of the firefighters that I happened to have followed on Instagram, uploaded a story of him in front of my house with the caption ‘putting in that work’ ummmm sir read the room,” the commenter shares.
Others weigh in on the phenomenon of firefighters posting after putting out fires.
“Bro I always have thought it was so messed up that firefighters are always posting pictures of themselves with someone’s house burning down. Like that’s so traumatizing,” one says.
“My great aunt died in a house fire. HOURS after we found out she was deceased one of the firefighter’s wife posted a whole ‘goofy’ photoshoot she did while my aunt was in that house burning up,” another shares
“My local fire department did this on their Facebook. Telling people to be careful with stoves and they lost their home for a different reason,” a third viewer writes.
The Mary Sue reached out to Addy for further comment.
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