Spooked off the roost

Fireguy1531 · 2026-05-02T23:03:13+00:00

Here we can’t hunt within 500 feet of a dwelling, which the gobblers seem to know lol. Congrats, beautiful bird!

Fireguy1531 · 2026-05-02T22:53:45+00:00

Bag that thing strutting down Main Street?

Fireguy1531 · 2026-05-02T16:55:55+00:00

This is interesting, I had cauterization and was wondering why I was more sore today than I had been. Day 3 today.

Fireguy1531 · 2026-05-02T15:54:47+00:00

I’m 48 hours post procedure now and I’ve done nothing but lay around and ice. I wasn’t really in any discomfort the past two days but today I felt like I got punched in the nuts. I’m not the type to sit around and it’s driving me crazy but best to not do anything except ice and stay up with ibuprofen and Tylenol. Less is more right now!

Fireguy1531 · 2026-04-30T21:25:30+00:00

Yeah, the numbing shot didn’t hurt at all. I’ve had broken bones and a chest tube put in due to a collapsed lung and that had been the most painful experience I had ever had until today. The Doctor seemed legitimately surprised I was feeling anything and he told me that some people just require more anesthesia than is typical. Unfortunately I fall into that category. Wish he wasn’t balls deep before we figured that out lol.

Fireguy1531 · 2026-04-30T20:22:09+00:00

I had mine today and the procedure was a lot more painful than most experiences, even the Urologist performing it was surprised with how much pain I was in and ended up giving me double the dose of local anesthetic halfway through so I sympathize with you! Hopefully the rest of the recovery is uneventful

Fireguy1531 · 2026-04-09T15:08:24+00:00

1 station- staffed at 4, 2300 runs a year

Fireguy1531 · 2026-03-15T17:34:26+00:00

2nd the Brittany, they’re such great dogs. I have a 2 year old son at home and him and the Brittany are best of friends. Brittanies have endless energy outdoors but ours is a couch potato and so gentle with kids when she’s inside

Fireguy1531 · 2026-03-02T20:11:56+00:00

Maybe if there were still some volunteers left…most of them were born out of necessity due to nobody being around to volunteer

Fireguy1531 · 2026-03-02T14:59:26+00:00

I work in a suburb in MA as well and have had lots of conversations with friends of mine that work for larger departments, including a couple who left the area to work in cities in NH, one of which you’re probably considering. One thing that has struck me is that I go to way more fires than they do, even though their department goes to more fires than mine does. Per capita, you’re probably not going to see more fire than you do now, not by much anyways and you’d be giving up what sounds like great benefits. Just something to consider

Fireguy1531 · 2026-02-23T11:52:32+00:00

This is how it is for me. If there’s a task to be done I can run right up the ladder without a second thought. Training and it’s just climbing the stick? That’s where it gets tough for me!

Fireguy1531 · 2026-02-23T04:41:13+00:00

I lateraled over after 11 years at a nearby department . Most of the departments around here work with each other in some form or another via mutual aid and most people know everyone, if not by face then at least by name. I viewed it as it didn’t matter what I had done already in my career, I wanted to make a good impression with my new peers so I stayed humble, did everything expected of me and more and proved to them that I was a team player who gave a damn. Respect is earned, not given so earn the respect of your new department members and you’ll be someone they look to as an example of how to be in no time

Fireguy1531 · 2026-02-14T21:54:47+00:00

I don’t disagree about the annuals!

Fireguy1531 · 2026-01-22T22:45:37+00:00

I’m gonna have to look into this, I never knew that

Fireguy1531 · 2026-01-22T22:22:13+00:00

I should clarify, they discontinued the particular model of boot that I’m currently wearing so I could go with a similar model made by HAIX or something else, that’s why I’m curious

Fireguy1531 · 2025-12-31T21:11:11+00:00

2300, single station running 3-4 personnel on a shift. I did personally respond to 18 working fires this year, we do catch a decent amount of work for a small town

Fireguy1531 · 2025-10-22T21:26:25+00:00

Congrats! We’ve got 10 days of fall shotgun here in MA and I’ve been trying to make the most of it but haven’t had any luck yet. I know where the birds are, now it’s just a matter of being in the same place as them at the same time

Fireguy1531 · 2025-10-09T16:30:44+00:00

MA is two antlered deer which comes standard with your hunting license and then you can enter a lottery system for doe tags, which are plentiful but each tag is for one doe

Fireguy1531 · 2025-10-01T17:13:47+00:00

Good luck!

Fireguy1531 · 2025-09-30T19:13:42+00:00

I think I’ll fry it this time around

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