WOW! 3 months since update...

Yes... I am alive. Its hard to believe that 3 months have gone by and I have had not even a minute to give an update. There has been so much going on in my fire life. I don't even know where to start. This is going to be a multi-part update mainly because I don't have time to write about everything all at once. Now, where to start... hmmmm.

My new department seems like a good place to start. As you know, or might remember I am at a new department and have gone on some fires. Now I am coming to the end of my probationary period and we are currently in testing to leave probationary status and enter the real of 'volunteer.' This will open many doors, as far as what I can and cant do on a fire. I will be able to go interior on an initial attack among other things. I will be able to sign up for the 'strike team list' which would give me the opportunity to leave the county for state fires. So as you can see this is a pretty good deal!

We had our first night of testing on Wednesday the 1st and I will be doing my second night of testing on Wednesday the 8th. Hopefully if all goes well I wont have to re mediate anything and be done on the 8th. I have been training a little for this mainly because the academy is taking so much of my time.

Lately I haven't been on any fires or even really gone on any calls for that matter. We have had a lot of calls, but most of them turn into nothing or we don't even get out of the house before we get cancelled. BUT, I am getting calls! ha ha

Other then that, the new department is working our great. I am having fun and learning a lot. I will keep you posted on anything else that happens. Keep an eye here for my next update on the academy!

posted by Unknown at 2:44 PM