Lessons from Emergency! |
I'm thrilled spitless that the show Emergency! is on local reruns in my area. I'm fairly convinced that my interest in firefighting probably started with this show, way back when I was a kid. Back t...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:26:00 GMT |
Getting Ready |
Summer and Fall in Southern California are comin' - and that means fires are on their way.We've been practicing a whole lot up at our volunteer fire station and its beginning to pay off. We've just f...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:13:00 GMT |
Status Update |
Well, I am four months in to my development as a firefighter trainee. Four months of working out and I do have results. I've lost 11 pounds, dropped about 7% in body fat, and can now can be found li...
Posted by on Thu, 21 May 2009 17:39:00 GMT |
Officially a Probie |
Time for an update! Yup, its true - I am officially a Probie and this past Saturday was my first 12 hour shift. It required that I drive 2 hours in bad weather each way (heavy fog, ice, light snow) ...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:15:00 GMT |
Bad Nextdoor Neighbors |
Hopefully you live somewhere where the people on both sides of you are very very nice people. I, unfortunately, don't - and its something I'm getting very tired of. It started out friendly. Everyon...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:08:00 GMT |
Challenges in Firefighting |
Going through the Academy is definitely an eye-opening experience. This past weekend identified some things I need to work on if I'm going to continue in firefighting. Challenge #1: Turnout Gea...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:22:00 GMT |
It Has Begun |
Yesterday was the official Mandatory Orientation for school. I left my house at 6:30 a.m., drove 1 hour in bad weather and arrived 30 minutes before start time. This was good because it turns out we...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:23:00 GMT |
Reality Check |
The research is in. How hard is it to become a female firefighter in Los Angeles County?? Currently less than 1 percent of active firefighters in this county are female; that's how hard it is. Bet...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:21:00 GMT |
Progress & Setbacks in Becoming a Firefighter |
The weekend of January 16 through 18 I spent my first entire weekend at Station 97, Baldwin Lake. I got my first taste of life in a small firehouse. Being small, it was not set up for separate livin...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:27:00 GMT |
Evolution of a Volunteer Firefighter, Pt. 1 |
I thought it might be good to blog on this whole adventure and today seemed like a good day to start! I have a number of obstacles to clear in this process of getting where I want to be as a voluntee...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:33:00 GMT |
