A B.C. firefighter is shaken after he was spit on and pushed around just for doing his job.

Pitt Meadows asst. fire Chief Brad Perrie was responding to a Thursday night burning complaint on the Pitt River dike.

But Perrie didn鈥檛 get a good reception when he approached the group of five to ask them to put out the fire.

鈥淏asically, they told him to f鈥� off, none of his business what they were doing,鈥� said Pitt Meadows fire chief Don Jolley. The man then pushed the firefighter, spat on him and threw his note book into the Pitt River, destroying several months of the assistant fire chief鈥檚 notes.

It was an unnerving experience when in a remoted area by yourself, Jolley added. The fire department as a result, may change how it answers such calls.

鈥淚f it鈥檚 a threat to our personal safety, then we won鈥檛 be responding to burning complaints. And the public won鈥檛 be happy about that,鈥� Jolley said. 鈥淲e enforce the city鈥檚 bylaws. It鈥檚 totally unacceptable that type of behaviour.鈥�

A Ridge Meadows RCMP spokesman said no suspects have been located thus far.

鈥淭he guys skedaddled before police were able to get there.鈥�