Category: Fire Academy

Day Five, Six, Seven, and EightWe did fire steams on day five, and the rest are a blur. I finally got permission to go off campus to get some medicine. I don't know what I've been doing but somehow I got special recognition.I guess the instructors knew I was sick as a dying dog but… Continue reading Day Five, Six, Seven, and Eight

Day FourHoly crap I feel like crap! Craptasitc! Heading is pounding, snot running out my nose, tired as hell..... mold. It's been raining like a mother at the academy and it stopped today. To add to my fun we did hose loads all day.First we loaded the bed and then the cross-lays (the side hoses).… Continue reading Day Four

Day FourWe got our rookie ropes and PPE today! A rookie rope is a symbol, a responsibility, and a tool. It must be around our waist at all times (expect for showering and when in *PPE). It shows a fire fighters commitment to preparedness and readiness. It also means we have to keep track of… Continue reading Day four

Day TwoAced this mornings test! YayToday, in class, we are going over response and size-up, incident command, and building structures. Interesting stuff and I am picking up a lot of details. Still, overall, eight hours of class is pretty rough on my back side.I am still getting used to this dorm type sleeping arrangement. At… Continue reading Day two

Day OneUuurg, almost no sleep.We are going to have a test every morning that covers 2~4 chapter of the basic fire instructional book. Its one of those "Prove what you know" type of things. I can already tell that all my free time of going to be studying for the test the next day.aced the… Continue reading Day One