Firefighter

[abriel68]

hey just wanted to tell everyone that i was selected for fire fighter reserve for atwater city fire department. 

[jimbo74]

sweet

[kneedownnate]

Congrats!

[abriel68]

thanks guys.

[red]

congrats man

[abriel68]

thanks...

[BLACKDOG]

 

Awesome!!! 

Congrats

[abriel68]

thanks..

[Rocksurfer]

An awesome start to being a fulltime firefighter, one of the hardest professions to get a foot through the door.

[abriel68]

ya i know. im 18 just starting out.. just graduated from my fire academy, volunteering for CDF and im gna be a reserve for a municiple department. i get experience in both fields. im about ankle to knee deep in the pool... hopfullyi can get a seasonal position next fire season, i missed out this season cuz i had an academy.

[Doof]

  good luck with all that, im going down that road next summer. been a dream of mine since i could walk and talk

[BLACKDOG]

An awesome start to being a fulltime firefighter, one of the hardest professions to get a foot through the door.

[abriel68]

thanks and good luck to you. the only people that have a chance in the fire service career are the ones who stick to their goal and dont give up.

[fordh8r]

Good luck to both of you.  Hats off to you guys for such a career choice. 

[abriel68]

thanks.

[MiniSimp]

Congratulations! Good luck with the wind.

[abriel68]

haha thanks.. im hoping for an exciting fire season. get a whole lot of experience in one summer...

[yotamckimboy4x4]

did you go to bates at all? probably the best fire acadamy ever

[abriel68]

bates?  i went through an academy through merced college. it was so much fun. very time consuming, but thats part ofthe job.

[jimbo74]

im working towards being a firefighter, im ready to go into the academy, but there are issues with my emt class that are not resolved yet, so that is preventing me from progressing, i have all my pre-req fire science classes done already



volunteer for a local dept, even if its helping them wash a truck or something, it will get you to meet people and those names will look good on a resume, it also shows you are dedicated to community service, and thats what firefighting is all about, 87% of all fire calls in metropolitan areas are medical calls

[abriel68]

ya i know. i dont have my emt yet im taking a class through thecollege to get my emt soi can get college credit as well. im starting the process of volunterring at one of ourlocal fire stations, i have most fire science classes done except for two. i just graduated from my fire academy and im a fire fighter reserve. i cant wait to start work the4th of july. and ya your right the more i am dedicated to the department it will then be seen by the on staff department they can then be references for job apps for seasonal and career.

[abriel68]

87%? i think ours is more like in the 90's.