Hi I’m a 22 year old male but my girlfriend of 8 years is a fire fighter she has her BOF cert and she is currently in EMT class and works part time at 2 seperate departments. I am just finding it so hard to love her it seems this job has really affected her mentally and she is gone a lot and the little time we do have together is spent on the couch bet she is so tired all the time. I do not know what to do it makes me sad to see her like that any advice would be very much appreciated, again I’m sorry if I’m not in the right spot for this kind of advice. Thank you for all you guys do!!

Now that brush fires are starting to pick up again where Im at, is it reasonable to just use these instead of structural gloves like I have before? I already have a set of these in my gear that I use, but Id like to see yalls opinions.

Hi all,
Bit of a long shot, is anyone here from the Atlanta FD especially around cobb county I believe?
I am apart of over 200 uk and Ireland firefighters coming this week to take part in a 9/11 memorial stair climb to honour the 343 and raise money for the Terry Farrell firefighters fund. Whilst I’m over I’m hoping to do some kit swaps with any firefighters/firehouses. I do have quite an ambitious trade too that I wondering if anyone could help with, drop me a message or reply if you’re able to help.

Hey everyone. The title says it all. This is my second summer as a wildland firefighter, and it is still awesome. This job rules. Yes it can be painstakingly boring, but the highs are so worth it. The rush is unmatched, and hiking in anywhere to fight fire is amazing.

But....

Being so drastically underpaid, and extremely overworked has me curious about structure fire. I have really been struggling to see this as a long time career at all. It is hard to imagine myself not fighting wildland fires. So I have some questions...

Are there structure departments that help aid wildland fires in any capacity? Such as staffing, helping pump water/water tenders, etc.

If you went from wildland to structure, how was it? Any regrets? Why did you do it?

What is a day in the life like at a structure department? What schedule do you work?

Literally any more information about this would be a huge help. I really do love this job, and I think I have finally found my place. But there are some parts about this job that really make life and everything about it difficult, like working over 70 hours a week for a few months in a row

It was a good lecture for a lot of reasons. Not only did it show me the other side of things, seeing as I’m a fireman and not brass/leadership, but MAN- it really showcased where my deficiencies as a fireman lie, looking at through the lens of my LT.

I now have a plan for myself when I go back in 3 days.

Hello! I am super interested in firehouses, trucks, engines, literally everything. I'm wondering if it would be okay to ring a bell and ask if I could get some pictures ​of the place on my camera. I'll definitely bring some store bought treats!! Im just unsure if its rude to bother you guys when you're working. Do you mind when people show up? Is it better to call and ask beforehand? Please lmk whats the nicest way to do this!! Thank uuuu

I was wondering how tight everyone wears their vest while taking the CPAT.

I’m at a testing center that has a shorter vest I’m planning to use. But it’s also missing one row of straps.

Previous proctors when I’ve taken it have encouraged me to cinch it pretty close to my body, so that the two sides overlap over my torso. My last attempt, the whole course felt better - doing the actual tasks - when it was looser though. Except for the stairmaster, where it may have made it feel like a harder slog for me than normal.

I’m used to practicing/working out with a much tighter weighted vest, but my stomach has more clearance. Haven’t really had to worry about clearance for breathing.

I think I need to tighten it a little bit more, or just suck it up. But I was wondering what worked for other people.

Is looser “heavier”?

#CPAT

I have search week coming up here soon at the academy, does anyone here have any tips, or anything for it. The instructors have really talked about it being bad it used to be called “Hell Week” over here.

This is from comments by Luther_Burbank 1 year ago in "Stone coated metal roof?"

"Fire departments do indeed hate this roof specifically. It’s installed on boards over the roof decking that result in a void space. Causes a ton of work having to rip off additional metal panels looking for hidden fire."

...

"The issue arises from the difficulty in checking if the roof has burned through. We must thoroughly inspect all potential areas where fire could be smoldering before leaving the scene. A fire that rekindles and reignites after the area has been cleared significantly damages our reputation."

Do you agree?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Roofing/comments/1jgjx3d/stone_coated_metal_roof/

I paid for the legacy box last month and never received it and this months box still hasn’t shipped, I can’t get ahold of anyone there and I’ve sent in multiple emails with no response.