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i am a new fire fighter here in oregon i just got out of fire accadamy and i want to know what i am going to need to expect on my first call eather medical mva or fire thank you for your help
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Permalink Reply by trevor leseman on
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oh awsome thank you barb i think that is like the best advice on here so far thank you for the help
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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on
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Barbara is right. If you're lucky enough to be first in on your first fire, it'll be nothing like it was in training. It will be scary as all hell, and you'll try to remember what you learned in the academy. But when it's over, you'll be wiser and proud of the job you did. (unless you screw up!) Best of luck and stay safe!
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Permalink Reply by lutan1 on
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Trevor, with some of your responses in this topic, it raises alram bells to me about the quality of the training you've recieved.
It'd be interesting to compare your training with others from around the country who have done the same thing....
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yeah i know i wont be first in i new that from the begining but i know i will get in and get the experience that i need and for the peopel that are having a problem with my questions i am going to have to learn this stuff right so why not ask these questions form people that have been around this for a while i bet you were wanting to ask the same questions when you were probies also so was i supposed to come out of fire accadamy without any questions what happened to fire fighters supporting fellow fire fighters i hoped sighning on here i would get some help with just a few questions i still have about what i will excperience and i was kinda hoping to get stories about your first times
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sir like i said earlyer i am just trying to get some answers to some basic questions and i was wanting some maby storys about peoples first fire or what ever you know i would like people to treat me the way you were treated when you were a probie im sure you had questions when you just started out right i just done understand why you cant just support my questions
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plus i think there are other probies out there with the same question
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Trevor, reread my response- it's not a dig at you at all. It's questioning the delivery of the training.
One of your responses which set the alarms off for the quality of the training (Not you or your actions) was this, "it is that we didnt realy get to everything in the book and we didnt get very much hands on time "
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"it is that we didnt realy get to everything in the book and we didnt get very much hands on time "
That makes me believe that your academy doesn't follow your state's curriculum for fire training certification. You have to have a certain number of hours for each block of instruction, as well as receiving a passing grade in each of the "hands on" tasks as required by your particular state. (I'm not making any allegations, just basing my statements on what you've typrd here.)
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well see i am a hands on kind of person and we realy didnt get hands on on things that i didnt understand very good but the things we did do hands on stuff with we got great excperienc with it but you know what there are drill nights so i guess i will just ask the department instead of trying to get the nations help i kinda wanted to hear it from everyone cuzz i am interested in how it would be in big citys also and how it is in other small towns but if you dont want to help oh well i guess
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yeah we had the grades and the hands on things i passed with flying colers and also the book work i did great with i was just wanting more time with things that i had a hard time with but that is not what my original question was about i want to know if anyone will tell me there first fire story please tell me if you had mistakes i want to learn from your mistakes so that i can do the best i could possibly do you know
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Permalink Reply by Penny Hannon on
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my honey said they'll let you know what you need to know, dont expect to jump on a hoseline right away, and kinda watch from the sidelines. run equipment back and forth from the truck to the scene (thats a very important job) take air bottles to be filled, things along those lines. the officers will let you know what training you'll need to get prior to doing any fire fighting. every state is a little different with what they require for beginners. the most important thing is to go to practice and follow instructions. GOOD LUCK AND CONGRATULATIONS.
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Permalink Reply by Alan on
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Trevor, the best thing you can get from here is that each emergency is going going to be different, no matter what. Like most other people here have said, do what the officers and senior members tell you to do. In down time, talk to them about some of the scenes they have been on and learn from them, but the best thing is hands on. If the company that you work for has drills, attend them and learn something. We are constantly learning each time we go out. Best thing is to stay safe out there.
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