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Firefighter’s Tinder photo goes viral for wrong reason

The firefighter’s photo choice came under fire by online users concerned with the actual fire

FAIR GROVE, N.C. — While firefighters are considered one of the top five most-swiped professions in Tinder, Jonathan’s questionable photo garnered much more attention than he may have expected.

Fair Grove firefighter Jonathan, 21, was called out for for his profile photo that showed live fire in the background by Twitter user @HeyNikkkay, who took a screenshot of his profile and posted it to Twitter, reported the Complex. At issue was his not putting out the fire.

Jonathan posted the same photo on Instagram, captioned, “Just so everyone knows this was a training fire lol,” in an effort to clarify that the photo wasn’t taken during an actual call.

It is unclear whether Jonathan was terminated from his job, but @HeyNikkkay tweeted asking if Jonathan should get his job back.