My first Chief who was a close family friend called me Kimmy and it is what some of the older firefighters still call me. We have some that have nicknames....
My nickname is MONGO, from Blazzing Saddles, got tagged with it at my first dept after a visit from Chief Brunnicini. Chief B said every dept has a Mongo, you know the guy you tell" Mongo Door," and Mongo forces the door for you.I'm 6'5" and 200 plus pounds, so when I started in the fire dept I got alot of training in "forcible" entry.
Sure, I think every department has folks that were given nicknames... for me, I have a whole group of folks that know me only as Captain Busy... I wonder why? : )
Well they call me "Jackson" only because I work for the Jackson County Fire District. I got it at the fire academy by the instructors. I had to ask how many other people they called Jackson, but they said I'm the only one. I had a few coworkers up with me so it stuck when I got back down on the coast.
Permalink Reply by Doug on February 16, 2009 at 6:10pm
Bert was given to me as a nickname when I was in the Air Force as a firefighter, because a couple of my Sergeants thought I looked like Bert from Bert and Ernie on Sesame St.