Hey guys, like I said, I’ve been tasked with building a fire prop for our extinguishers. I need to seal off these holes at the bottom of the grill. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on how to do this the best way. Also any other tips that might help or be beneficial I’d love to know thank you!
Hey guys, I’m wanting to become a firefighter and I’m hoping to get into a in house academy that is offered near me in the Cincinnati area. They only do 1 a year, and it is competitive. I’m thinking about getting my EMT first before applying to the program next year. What are ways that I can stand out in the process to hopefully get offered an academy spot when I apply? Thank you all
Hello everyone, I was a corpsman for 8 years in the navy and got out to pursue a career as a firefighter in Texas. I have been keeping up with a few fire departments during my last few years in and never once saw that normal color vision was a requirement. Fast forward to now I am now two weeks out of the navy and trying to hit the ground hard looking for hiring opportunities near me. Almost all large departments in my area are closed for hiring until next year except for 1 and I noticed normal color vision was one of their requirements. Long story short I spoke with their recruiter and he told me that most departments are going to require normal color vision but in a round about way said that if I fail I can have my color vision tested elsewhere and basically hinted towards having the person help with my scores. How possible is this to make happen and how big of a hurdle am I looking at here? There is no other job I want to do than firefighting and it is the only reason I got out of the navy.
I need assistance getting my brain to click on the math for when I see this type of question. I’m doing very well on every other portion of the test, mathematical reasoning isn’t my best suit whatever secrets you guys have. Let me know. I feel like every time I get close I lose it. I need the handwritten math.
Never been this far, how does this round differ from the Board interview? Any tips appreciated! (South King Fire, WA)
Hi folks, I'm looking for any personal success stories from anyone willing to share.
I advanced to the final candidate pool in a highly competitive department, but I wasn't called in for a final interview with the Fire Chief. I'm currently on a list of candidates for the next round of interviews and hiring, which will happen six months from now. Obviously, I'm disappointed I didn’t get an interview this spring, but I’m still grateful to have a real shot at the future.
If you or anyone you know has had a similar experience, I’d love to hear it.
Hi, im a school student doing a film project and my idea is to set a pineapple on fire for it (long story). and in needed some advice on how to do it safely. I'm filming it at home and we do have a fire extinguisher (though i dont know if it works or not. its been sitting in the kitchen for years) and i just need to film a few minutes of it buring. Any advice on how i can do this safely???
Hey everyone! Tried bringing up me wanting to become a firefighter again and my wife’s major concerns which are valid are me being gone for 24 hours and her being by herself with my 2 kids one of which has autism.
My local department runs 24/72 and I tried to explain to her I would be home way more than gone.
Right now I work remote and work Monday threw Friday 8-5
Anybody out there have a child with disabilities and can shine some light on their situation? How you manage etc.
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Hey folks, I’m sorry if this isn’t the right sub but I need some advice. For context, I am a 20 year old full time student who works part time as a part of the logistics division in my local department. I was hired into this position before I graduated high school with the promise of being able to transform it into a full time firefighting job within a year. Over the past two years I have completed and received my fire 1 and 2 as well as hazmat ops and awareness. I am currently working toward my EMT. It has been two years and the department is actually looking at potentially letting me go due “performance issues” I have about six months until they make a final decision. I would also like to let it be known that I consistently work late and even come in on my days off to assist with additional work. I also assist in multiple programs the department does that are not related to my job description. Should I stick it out with this department or start applying to other local agencies? I believe myself to be well liked in the department as many people claim they look forward to working with me and I have been very loyal to this department. I’m looking for any advice from you guys regarding this situation.
I don’t like cardio, but I don’t notice it when it involves adrenaline. I’m trying to get a job when I get out of college in less than a month, but have not heard back from anyone. I have shin splints from women’s lacrosse so I really don’t want to run. I’ve tried bouldering but it’s not really cardio. Does anybody know of any activities?
I am interested in hearing from people who know about the Loudoun County, VA, or the DC fire departments. What is the culture like? Is it difficult to get a promotion? How hard is it to get into the DC fire department? I am currently working for a fire department and am an FF/EMT. I have a few years of experience.
Not here to win a popularity contest.
Most station uniforms still contain PFAS, flame retardants, and heavy metals.
Same stuff we’re actively trying to remove from the fireground… we’re still wearing for 24 hours straight.
We’ve been digging into this for years and finally pushing it into the spotlight.
Voting for Top 5 is live right now — if this issue matters to you, I could use the help.
If not, at least start asking what’s actually in your gear.
I am a 24 y/o male I have been trying to get onto a career department on the west coast for around 2 years now. around 1 year ago I was able to get on to a volunteer department because I knew someone on the department. I went through a pretty basic Fire 1/2 class last fall and I am currently in EMT class. Recently I quit my job (that I hated) to work part time at my volunteer department (taking a temporary pay-cut.) I wanted to just jump into my career and trust that it would all work out in the end. Well. its been around 4 months and I've learned alot. But also I have failed alot. Part of my failures have come from my own mistakes, Some of the mistakes came from taking this jump too soon and not being experienced enough. I often have to run calls with only me and one other person here because of a lack of staffing (most of the people I work with are on career departments but also very new to the fire service.) I am really hard on my self, and HATE when I fail or embarrass my self in front of other people. My department is very small and we do not have a lot of resources for training. I am not on a career department so I don't get training at a different department at all (I also have never gone through a real academy with a career dept.) Sometimes I worry I made a poor decision by quitting my last job. I could return to my previous place of employment with ease, my bosses liked me and I worked hard but I would have to deal with the shot to my pride, that I got an opportunity to get paid doing what I want to do, and further my career. but had to take a step back because I wasn't ready. After almost every run I go on, I get a pit in my stomach because I feel like there was something I could've done better. My girlfriend (of 8 years) supports me and we are happy, but I can feel her losing her patience when it comes to me not being on a career department, getting this part-time job was a way for me to show I am making progress. I would feel a lot of shame telling her that I have to step back, she is ready to start our lives and begin starting a family and a life. I feel like I am no where near ready for any of this, as I can barely support my self at this point (Financially.) Now that you understand a part of my situation and how I currently feel, I need some advice if you have any to share. Should I swallow my pride and go back to my old job? Should I trust the process and continue to show up, despite constantly being stressed out and worried I'll make a serious mistake? Maybe I'm just being a giant drama queen and need to get over it. Quitting the fire service completely is not an option for me I've invested 2-3 years of my early 20's trying to do this job and thousands of dollars, it is also what I want to do, right now I feel like I've just been thrown to the wolves is this how you feel when you first start at a career department too (I think the main difference would be that you have a bunch of veteran guys around you to hold your hand when you first start out. I currently have nothing like that.) The people around me tell me that my current feelings are valid given the current situation. I just want to hear what other first responders think that are completely removed from my situation. If you have any words of wisdom or advice please message me or comment them below.
As the title states, when asked this introductory question: how much time do you designate to this question? What talking points are important to bring up? I assume work experience, hobbies, interests? In practicing for interviews this is the question that has the least amount of structure for me as you can’t follow a basic SOAR or STAR structure. Any input is appreciated!
Anyone done the 1st round virtual interview for Redmond? Would love some insight. Thanks!
I want to join LAFD and am about to start EMT school, and seen some people talking about the Fire tech class at mt sac or santa ana college, is it worth taking this class for my resume?
My camera stopped working right when my virtual interview started. We still continued with the interview
Do you think it'll effect my chances?
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Has anyone gotten any correspondence from SCF? I did a sparks 2 weeks ago. I did pretty shitty on the written but I feel like I did well on the sparks to get at least an interview. Who knows.
Good luck out there.