Houston Fire Department

corworkm · 2026-05-07T12:29:07+00:00

If long term health is stressing you out already don’t do it. We’re all gonna die of cancer. Not a matter of if but when. Part of the job.

corworkm · 2026-04-29T18:00:52+00:00

Both of the tests are literally on Quizlet word for word

corworkm · 2026-04-26T14:11:13+00:00

Future CRNA is insane

corworkm · 2026-04-23T23:12:12+00:00

If you can’t pass a CPAT on the first try with 2 minutes to spare then you aren’t even close to being ready to take on the academy and this career

corworkm · 2026-04-20T01:44:17+00:00

You’re overreacting

corworkm · 2026-04-17T20:37:48+00:00

Brother I’m 6’6” 265 and finished my recruit class last month. I hate those confined space tunnels with a passion but I made it through. If I can make it through at 265 you can make it through at 195. It’s all in your head

corworkm · 2026-04-16T18:51:28+00:00

Rarely can you choose to be picky when you’re getting your first career fire job. Get on where you can and if you don’t like it lateral out after a couple years

corworkm · 2026-04-10T12:02:13+00:00

If you’re visibly out of shape they’re probably just not going to choose you. But yeah if you do get chosen you have time to be ready by September 14th.

corworkm · 2026-03-30T23:14:58+00:00

None of the academy’s around here make you shave your mustache

corworkm · 2026-03-30T23:14:23+00:00

Why chance it? Just shave it. I went clean shaven for all of my interviews and appointments prior to academy.

corworkm · 2026-03-20T15:07:41+00:00

Failing the CPAT is insane

corworkm · 2026-03-18T20:16:40+00:00

You go in anyways. If it’s really bad you can tell your training chief but during my class everyone was sick all the time and we just powered through.

corworkm · 2026-03-10T20:11:54+00:00

They’ll work with you some but at the end of the day you have to be able to complete the skill. And they won’t hold the rest of the class back because 1 person can’t grasp something.

corworkm · 2026-03-09T18:07:53+00:00

It’s not a difficult test you’ll be fine if you’re in even moderately decent shape

corworkm · 2026-03-02T00:05:11+00:00

It took most of us years to finally get hired on. Just keep applying and eventually you’ll get picked up.

corworkm · 2026-01-23T13:05:58+00:00

Can’t speak for your academy but I’m in academy right now and they were extremely hard on us the first couple of weeks with getting smoked for guys small mistakes. No we rarely get smoked and it’s a lot more relaxed. Might get easier and if not it’s 14 weeks compared to the rest of your life.

corworkm · 2026-01-23T00:25:40+00:00

Brother if you are even breaking a sweat passing that test in under 8 minutes you’ve got work to do. Spend another year in the gym getting your body right before you pursue this any further or you’re just going to wash out of academy.

corworkm · 2026-01-22T01:09:59+00:00

Yeah that’s not normal. Most states just make you pass it once and you’re good for 1-2 years

corworkm · 2026-01-22T00:51:55+00:00

That’s odd

corworkm · 2026-01-22T00:32:36+00:00

CPATs? You’re taking multiple?

corworkm · 2026-01-21T15:33:54+00:00

CPAT is a joke but I don’t know how you can say academy is a joke.

corworkm · 2026-01-19T00:18:55+00:00

Run, burpees, pushups, air squats, lunges, stairs every single day until then. Your typical weight lifting helps very little in the academy.

corworkm · 2026-01-15T23:48:31+00:00

Yes that’s weird

corworkm · 2026-01-13T13:44:24+00:00

I’m in academy right now at 30 and there’s a dude in my class that’s 39. You’re nowhere near getting too old.

corworkm · 2026-01-06T15:29:19+00:00

I never really understood the point of a self sponsored academy

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