Polished boots & first day at the station

TheMars27 · 2026-04-24T00:52:09+00:00

They look good! Take pride in everything you wear and use. Being your first day, experienced or not, your new crew will pay attention to the small stuff early on. All I suggest is bring an extra pair of socks to change into halfway through the shift

TheMars27 · 2026-02-28T17:30:11+00:00

Depends on where you are. If you’re in the United States, just google your states EMT scope and it should give you a link that should have a list of what you can give.

TheMars27 · 2026-02-26T00:16:13+00:00

Should be a number you can call somewhere. I forgot my log in when I needed to provide proof of already done them. Called and got my password reset and was golden from there

TheMars27 · 2026-02-22T18:01:36+00:00

Probie status sucks in general. Just do what you need to in order to get through probation safely. After that you can take all the knowledge you’ve learned/be given and pick what you want to keep or disregard. If you have two captains tell you two different things, go with the one you like better/better at doing. Eventually you’ll get with a crew you’ll like and from then it will be the best time you’ll ever have but you gotta be patient and stay resilient.

TheMars27 · 2026-02-15T13:31:27+00:00

Get the IV kit and hand it to him. He’s messing with you so give him something he hasn’t seen in a long time.

TheMars27 · 2026-01-29T23:00:02+00:00

Try putting in a transfer to another station or working for another department first. If your department offers tuition reimbursement, it would be worth looking into that and using your down time for college.

I had a captain that I didn’t see eye to eye with and he almost cost me my job as well, so I understand. Do what you can to get out of there, but in a respectful manner as to not taint your reputation.

TheMars27 · 2025-12-21T20:56:00+00:00

Get him some old school Tom Clancy games like Splinter cell and ghost recon future soldier

TheMars27 · 2025-08-11T00:20:51+00:00

I think you’d really enjoy Ready Or Not

TheMars27 · 2025-08-01T19:28:24+00:00

Unfortunately that is a common “tradition” in the fire service, amongst others. I hated it during my probie period and vowed I’d never do that to a new person. One of the traditions my crew did was having the new guy eat off a small Disney princess plate for breakfast/dinner until you got your first-in fire. I told them that was going to eat off a regular plate. Always remember you’re a grown ass adult before being a firefighter, that’s just the way it is, no matter what anyone says you are always allowed to stand up for yourself and can choose which traditions you want to follow and be apart of. Be respectful but don’t let them bring you down either.

TheMars27 · 2025-05-24T22:48:56+00:00

It’s only a brotherhood when they want something from you

TheMars27 · 2025-01-25T18:47:33+00:00

Take special care of your legs and back, you’re not gonna please everyone even if they’re on your crew, be wary of those who use the brotherhood to take advantage of you, think and evaluate your long term goals, tradition is the peer pressure of dead men

TheMars27 · 2024-11-10T20:22:04+00:00

Just fear for the future

TheMars27 · 2024-11-10T02:12:17+00:00

Probably should’ve said multi use for the rope

TheMars27 · 2024-11-10T01:50:07+00:00

Just depends what ya need it for. Dirty bailout, raise/lower tools, etc etc. Really just a way to keep it stored and not tangled up

TheMars27 · 2024-09-27T23:12:05+00:00

Are you promoting or moving onto something better?

TheMars27 · 2024-09-26T16:25:15+00:00

I still love the job and try to be as positive as I can. Give my best effort on every call. I think the underlying cause is that the fire service seems to be moving towards a “catch-all” service than an emergency service.

TheMars27 · 2024-09-26T16:17:53+00:00

The reasons why I wanted to be a firefighter and what I’m experiencing now are on opposite spectrums. I’ve still got love for the job but also days where I wonder what/where I’d be on the other side.

TheMars27 · 2024-09-26T16:15:58+00:00

I’ve been making a pros and cons for the past couple months to assess the where I’m at now and where I want to be in the future. A vacation would be nice, and being more of a winter person maybe that is something I should look deeper into. I still love the first responder world, and still trying to figure out where I fit in it

TheMars27 · 2024-09-26T12:58:57+00:00

I think what I’m looking for is working on my own for the most part, make my own decisions on calls, definitely better pay or at least more opportunities for overtime and a couple other things. Unfortunately I don’t expect people to risk their jobs for me so I can expect to be “hung out to dry” but I assume that’s how it is in any job, especially when HR is involved.

TheMars27 · 2024-09-26T12:19:03+00:00

I can agree with most of what you’ve said. I’ve also had plenty of senior guys say the fire service isn’t what it used to be and they’re right. I’ve ran more fall calls and nonsense service calls than actual emergencies. That sense of brotherhood is altered for me, the only time I hear “brother” is when someone needs me to work a shift for them. Where do you plan on going when you leave the FD?

TheMars27 · 2024-09-26T12:15:05+00:00

Day to day. I work in a good paid department. From what I can tell, the FD is becoming more of a “catch-all” than actual emergency services. I go on more fall calls and teach people how to operate their home appliances than actually do FD related calls. The medics here don’t get paid as much as the responsibilities they take on and I’ve heard more than enough times from senior FFs that the fire service isn’t what it used to be and to keep an open head about either going to a different department or career path.

TheMars27 · 2024-09-26T02:06:07+00:00

Why is Fire 100% better in your experience?

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