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Permalink Reply by Trey on March 26, 2008 at 12:08pm

I am relatively new with the fire service but I can speak about this subject. At our fire department we have just a bare minimum of volunteers. I would say out of our 6-8 volunteers about 5 care about what they are doing. As for myself because I am a volunteer, I take it all serious in hopes of one day I will be a paid fire fighter of a department. When others go about chatting in class while the instructor way up front is speaking I keep my attention on the instructor. Even when the day comes that I am hired I will continue to take my training seriously.

I can't imagine why anyone would want to be apart of the fire/emergency services without training. Anyone who does it just for the title deserves a pat on the back for being a grade "A" dummy. Our department has the same issue with getting volunteers and sometimes paid members to show up for drills. I just keep it in my mind if I continue to do good and focus on training, one day I will have that guy's job who did not appreciate learning the fundamentals of his job.

Again, training should always be took seriously. One never knows when it could save property, time, a person's life, or even your own life.

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Permalink Reply by donald patton on April 1, 2008 at 8:34am

always remember whether vol or paid once u take on the responsibility of firefighter,first responder u are saving the same life paid or not.but im very happy u are looking to be fulltime.it takes a special person who only wants to do it always.when i train firefighters i have some that want to be on shift work paid.but i have always been vol and will die vol.people in the non paid areas need help to.

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Permalink Reply by Brett Mollenhauer on March 26, 2008 at 12:28pm

I agree we acually have a guy that will outright tell you that he doesn't need to come to training because he knows all he has to know. What a peckerhead.

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Permalink Reply by Deputy Chief Kevin D. Quinn on March 26, 2008 at 3:55pm

Training leads to Safety, Safety leads to Everyone Goes Home!

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Permalink Reply by donald patton on April 1, 2008 at 8:37am

i fully agree

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Permalink Reply by Mitch Mendler on March 31, 2008 at 10:02am

Dan,

Can I get a patch from your dept for a 9/11 Memorial? Mitch

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Permalink Reply by donald patton on April 1, 2008 at 8:38am

ive just switched fds but ill see if i got one

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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on April 5, 2008 at 7:58am

In our Department it got much easier with our Chief......."If you don't train then you keep your ass off the truck"......Pure and simple and leaves little room for misinterpretation....Last thing he wants to do is to go to someones home and have to tell a wife/mother that their son/husband/daughter won't be coming home.....Stay safe and act as the military does.....preach the addage "You fight as you train" Train hard and fight hard......Stay safe all.............Paul

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