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how well do you know your truck?
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tonight at training our asst. chief had us play a little game the wager was push ups the game went like this. we split up into teams our captains would choose who vs who. the truck was the ladder tru…
Started this discussion. Last reply by Eric Standley Sep. 13, 2009.
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imagine if they had pay-per call
Those are some great ideas!! We are supposed to inventory our rigs at least once a month, so to start with newer folks, when they come in to hang out, we will often have them do an inventory on a certain truck. Our rescue squad is the tool box and h…
Good way to get people familiar with their rigs. Try playing scavenger hunt in your district. Send out crews with a list of things that are out of the ordinary. Houses with FDCs, out of service hydrants, houses that need a reverse lay, where are the…
tonight at training our asst. chief had us play a little game the wager was push ups the game went like this. we split up into teams our captains would choose who vs who. the truck was the ladder truck. it has the most tools in the most random place…
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- Residence.
- china grove
- Department:
- china grove
- Title/rank:
- fire fighter
- Years of public service:
- 1 1/2
- Agency structure:
- Combination fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- currently working on getting our new rescue truck in service, also currently working on getting a new fire house.
- Professional Qualifications:
- currently attending the basic fire training at rccc
- Topics you provide training for:
- our department spends lot of time on search and resuce,fire attack, rapid intervention, exstracation of vehicles, etc.
- Areas of expertise:
- i dont know what my area of expertise is but i do enjoy the r.i.t. training the most
- Bio:
- I am a third generation fire fighter. I wanted to be a fire fighter since i was sixteen years old just listening to my dads wars storys. So I joined the explorers program in Citrus County F.L. I was only a member for a short amount of time I just had too many distractions at the time. Three years later my dad became intrim Chief at China Grove F.D. and later Chief . So I decided to give it another shot. I fell in love with the job all over again but yet still too many distractions.so here I am now giving it my all ignoring all distractions and living out my dream...i love this job
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