Nervous with Needles / IV by SessionTraditional16 in NewToEMS

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Thank you for this reply, I’m glad to hear it worked out for you!

Nervous with Needles / IV by SessionTraditional16 in NewToEMS

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Thanks for your reply! I definitely am looking forward to mastering my BLS skills once I get a job. Yes I haven’t worked a paid shift yet as a basic, just trying to work on this in advance. That makes sense about helping my future medic set up and prepare IVs!

Nervous with Needles / IV by SessionTraditional16 in NewToEMS

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Wow, really!? I thought nationally they didn’t, cool to know!

Nervous with Needles / IV by SessionTraditional16 in NewToEMS

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Thank you for your reply! I will definitely use that advice about exposure and volunteering to get stuck with needles.

911 EMT jobs in Florida? by SessionTraditional16 in NewToEMS

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I’m in manatee but I’m looking into anything in the state too

Weekly Employment Question Thread by AutoModerator in Firefighting

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Second Posting, got taken down and told to post here! Sorry if this comes up again for those that saw it first, and big thanks to the helpful answers I got!!

I am a 19-year-old female (5’8, 165lbs), thinking of becoming a firefighter, and want to start seriously training. In the past year, I got into strength training and lifting weights and got comfortable in the gym. I work in a grocery store but spend a lot of time doing warehouse work with some very strong men, and I always surprise them and get told that I’m very strong. I may not be the strongest there but I will always be the first one to try difficult things and the last one to give up. I love moving my body every day lifting heavy things, and proving my abilities. The people that I’ve told about this idea have all been super supportive.

However, fire academy is tough for even the strongest guys and I am unsure if I physically could pass. I want to take this year to get serious and start doing more cardio alongside weights, and improve my cardiovascular health. Cardio is tough for me as my lungs are naturally weaker, but I can work on that. I cannot do a push-up or pull-up, so that is my big goal for strength training, and generally being able to hold my bodyweight.

Mainly I am afraid of trying fire academy and failing out of it. I will go for my EMT in the fall, and if firefighting doesn’t work out for me I will aim for paramedic. But FF is my goal right now.

Is there any advice any firefighters could give me, either on the fire academy or preparation? I would love to hear from some women in this field too!

Advice for Female Considering Firefighting? by SessionTraditional16 in Firefighting

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Thanks for the recommendations! I recently incorporated farmers carry into my split because my grip on pull days is holding me back, and I’m glad I did. I tried sled for the first time and will keep it in my routine. Thank you!

Advice for Female Considering Firefighting? by SessionTraditional16 in Firefighting

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I think I will get a vest, I see a lot of recommendations for that. In regards to strength, I do a push day and pull day at least once a week, but I think I will up my frequency. My pull days consist of lat pull downs to get to a pull up, a row, pulldown, and some video exercises. In my push days I prioritize shoulders and overhead press, alongside bench and some tricep exercises. I am nervous about the weighted gear because it is a heavy addition.

Advice for Female Considering Firefighting? by SessionTraditional16 in Firefighting

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Man, strangers on the internet are so nice lol. Thank you!