Where you you guys for class today. you guys already missed the communication and alarms section we are now on sprinklers. Let me know what you all are doing, are you dropping the class or what?

Please let everyone know from your department that they need their turnout gear for class tomorrow.

Hey Josh The structual burn portion in at the end of the course. Since this is considered your Basic fire education (academy) asthe use to saw you have to learn to walk before you can run. You are in module 1 which is like hey that is a fire truck next you will learn (mod. 2 ) what fire is how to do outside support, Module 3 teaches you to be an exterior firefighter. and finally module 4 is interrior firefighting. we will if everything goes according to plan finish up module 2 in mid Feb. and the whole course shouyld be completed by Aug. I hope I have not worked the schedule out that far yet.

As far as adding friends Look under the persons photo and there should be a friend request box You just click on it and it sends a req. I took care of it for you on my site. For me anyway. Stay safesee you at class.

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