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The best advice I got from an old firefighter was:

We have such a wide variety of ages in the membership here at FirefighterNation.com. Such diversity offers the great opportunity to pass along nuggets of knowledge from the old, grizzled, sometimes cranky old veterans down to the younger firefighters who represent the future of the fire service.

Some are good, some are just plain funny. But, I've found that I can learn more from just listening to an old Chief talking then I can learn in any 200-hour class I attend. I've blogged about one such guy on my site at FireDaily.com.

Have you had a similar experience?

Got a nugget or two to tell us about?

They are a true treasure that gets more valuable each time they are shared.

Stay Stoked!

-Jeremy
FireDaily.com

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Comment by Rusty Mancini on November 8, 2009 at 2:20pm: Son take every call seriously, if not, it could be your last call !

Comment by Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich on November 7, 2009 at 10:39am: You can't have too many flashlights. - Tom Freeman
Man; that one has saved my arse more than once and it's one I took when I stepped down as chief almost seven years ago.
And Tom Freeman is one of the most brilliant people that I know.
Learn something new everyday.

Comment by Amon Stanley Jr on November 7, 2009 at 9:15am: Put the wet stuff on the red stuff.

Comment by Tom Wheland on November 7, 2009 at 8:04am: Keep your eyes and ears open to ALWAYS be willing to learn something new regardless of who you are.

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