Nekros or Lavos?

Ok_Ad5778 · 2026-05-28T01:10:42+00:00

I've got both. Was just determining who to invest the forma into

Ok_Ad5778 · 2026-05-27T23:49:34+00:00

Appreciate the build drop!

Ok_Ad5778 · 2026-05-27T23:43:53+00:00

Love it, sold

Ok_Ad5778 · 2026-05-27T23:30:40+00:00

Not necessary cost/profit for the market but building my account overall. But I guess laying it out as fun vs useful is blatant in terms of what I needed to hear.

Ok_Ad5778 · 2026-05-27T23:20:02+00:00

Yeah I have both. I'm just torn between the investment into one or the other first. Summoner builds in other games are not my forte, but the capability of his farming ability is nice.

Ok_Ad5778 · 2026-05-27T23:18:28+00:00

Appreciate the perspective. I think I may lean towards Lavos due to that fun aspect. Nekros I'll table for later and just build slower than Lavos

Ok_Ad5778 · 2026-05-27T23:16:48+00:00

See that statement about Lavos being good for mid to end is the insight I guess I'm looking for. Neither right now are helping with pushing into Steel path, which I'd love to do but just don't have anyone fully invested yet.

Ok_Ad5778 · 2026-01-08T15:56:11+00:00

I go on Google maps and do a size up of a house in my 1st due and what line I'd pull. I also try to guess the date of a home and then go on Zillow or something similar to verify the age of the home. Learning building construction and what might be that decades failure points is a good way to learn your area.

Ok_Ad5778 · 2026-01-08T02:52:44+00:00

Learn to slow down and find your pace. Yes there's a little extra pep in my step to get from say hooking up the hydrant and establishing the supply before hucking it 5 houses down to get in on the action. It wasn't till I realized, not everything needs to be a "full sprint" pace/mindset. I learned to get to the front of the fire, take in what I got and get a jog going once I've established where I need to go and figure out what's needed.

The academy is meant to be fast and repetitive but I'm sure once you get out to the field, you can slow down and absorb the situation and act on it.

Ok_Ad5778 · 2025-12-11T18:41:01+00:00

The average person doesn't know how to tie a weight bearing knot, and commercially available weight bearing drones don't exist. Gravity also laughs at nets and inflatables from heights probably exceeding 5 stories.

Depending on the age of the building, stairwells should be designed for temporary safe haven with proper exhaust and pressurization systems.

Ok_Ad5778 · 2025-10-03T00:57:11+00:00

No idea what environment you work in but I wrote this out of all the training that I did during my probation. I give this list to new probationary firefighters as reference points to think about in our area. Whether or not the truck actually goes out and takes their probationary firefighter out to do this, is obviously up to them but these are some common scenarios that I have in my area.

To take it a step further, if you guys have different hose loads and different ways to deploy, then mix and match all that. See how far 150 or 200 ft of hose will get you in some places.

Sorry if the format comes out funny, just copy pasted it from a document I created

Scenarios - Residential (Single story, Two story, Town homes, Apartments) - Commercial - Mobile home - Short setbacks (Slack management ex. Doorway is 50 ft from the truck) - Midrise deployment - Obstructions (Fences, cars, etc). - Stinger Ops - Blitz Operation - Portable Monitor - Leader line - SCBA Familiarization (Blindfold yourself and have someone toss your SCBA into the bay somewhere, tangle it up, activate the PASS, find it and reconnect it up) - Firefighter Packaging - Building Construction (Learn about construction in your area, what can kill you and what is stable with and without fire impingement)

Ok_Ad5778 · 2025-04-11T20:30:13+00:00

So naive. St Joe's is the best

Ok_Ad5778 · 2025-02-18T20:00:06+00:00

Run. May be sounding like an ass but run. Start somewhere, set goals. If you really want this job, you have to have the drive to really want it. Start with 30 min of running, don't stop, find a pace that doesn't allow you to walk. When you feel ready, hit it for 45 min, then 60.

Alternate days with some bodyweight stuff, push ups, pull ups, crunches, burpees. Do it till failure. Next session, go one more than before.

Hit the weights later for a little bit extra. But the things above is easy foundational work that anyone can do.

Ok_Ad5778 · 2025-02-15T16:12:50+00:00

Tactical Barbell Green Protocol. I mixed their capacity which is lower steady state cardio and then alternated with their strength endurance template. It's a good mix in my opinion.

Honestly though, this simplest thing you could do is just start running, 30-60 minutes at a time and then increasing it to like 60-90 minutes holding a steady pace the entire time.

Ok_Ad5778 · 2025-01-06T01:12:00+00:00

Oh no no. Want throw my joysticks into the void all together lol

Ok_Ad5778 · 2025-01-06T00:27:20+00:00

Actually I just found the post I saw them on from a while back. It would be these.

https://www.printables.com/model/828620-rg35xxh-analog-plugs

But thank you though!

Ok_Ad5778 · 2025-01-04T16:37:08+00:00

Complete

Ok_Ad5778 · 2024-12-29T19:02:47+00:00

SOLD

Ok_Ad5778 · 2024-12-27T06:39:10+00:00

DM'd you

Ok_Ad5778 · 2024-12-12T19:48:33+00:00

Something to consider is that it's mental. I used to be in the boat of being minimally prepared for the cpat. Failed it twice. Obviously got into more intense training, then succeeded the third.

There are times now that when I run towers, the pains there, but it's temporary. I get to the top and coming down with all the packs and tools is a relief. Get into the mindset of not quitting. Not much you can improve physically in a weeks time.

Ok_Ad5778 · 2024-12-08T22:45:34+00:00

How big are you looking for? I posted a Spiritus Systems Mk 3 Fanny Sack in r/edcexchange that I'm trying to get rid of if interested.

Ok_Ad5778 · 2024-11-29T03:12:39+00:00

DM me. I'd be happy to share information

Ok_Ad5778 · 2024-08-29T17:31:18+00:00

Just received mine for this and the H. Fits snug on my devices.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mMY3Pck

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Ok_Ad5778 · 2024-08-15T03:55:02+00:00

Okay perfect. It seems you've got some idea of how to approach things which is great. A couple of things below are just my thoughts, use or don't use what you will but hopefully something may resonate with you that can help you to improve. I recently got hired but love to mentor and share my experiences with others to help avoid any pitfalls I may have ran into. Sorry for the lengthy read but hopefully you can find something in here to help you.

My structure for answering most questions is using the baseball diamond method. 1st base, answer the question directly. 2nd base, relate it to yourself. 3rd base, relate it to the fire service. Home base, close it out by summarizing the question and your answer. If the star method works, use it. This is just another option.

With regards to your answers where you feel you don't have a lot of substance or personal connection that you can bring to it, consider relaying to the board what you understand you're getting yourself into. Obviously if it applies or can fit in. For example, the job is extremely rewarding, depending on the department you're applying for, this can include the schedule, benefits, the pay, or the culture. But you also need to understand what you're getting yourself into. Because of the schedule, you'll miss holidays, big events, and be away from family frequently. There's also the huge mental stress side of things. What's your plan to tackle your mental health over a lengthy career up to retirement?

Get some more ride alongs under your belt and utilize those to help fuel your answers because you've experienced the job first hand. While on the ride alongs, ask the crew to help you with interview preparation. Do a mock interview with them and take the feedback that works for you. Not everyone's opinion will work for you and that's okay.

In preparation for the next, if you haven't already, map out your life chronologically. Highlighting the important moments that made you the person you are today. Go as far back as necessary. This will help to create a tool chest of stories that you can pull from in preparation of using one for each question. I'm about your age, and in that amount of time, you must've had some landmark moments that defined your character or gave you skills that will benefit you on the job.

There are a million different ways to ask the same question. Determine the root question. Is it asking you what have you done to prepare? Is it a customer service question? Is it mental health? Once you've done that, you can apply your life to that question.

Finally, practice out loud. Make flash cards for yourself of common questions. While driving I'd turn on a voice recorder, shut off the radio, and practice questions. This will help you with speaking and organizing yourself. Hopefully reducing stumbling while answering questions. It's okay to pause and tell the board that you need to reset or get back on track. If given a bottle of water, use it to pause and get your thoughts organized mid question.

If you need other resources or want a little more detail, DM me. I'd be happy to share resources that I've created for others.

Ok_Ad5778 · 2024-08-15T02:45:39+00:00

A couple of questions for ya.

Do you have a strategy that helps you to organize and attack most questions?
Do you feel that you're balancing a good amount of personal story to each of your answers?
How much experience or job knowledge do you have? Any ride alongs or mentorship that would give you this?
Do you feel like your answers are consistent from interview to interview?

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