I've been pursuing a full time job in the fire service for almost two years now. After a year of knocking on doors with no results, I decided in Aug 2007 to put myself through EMT school. About two weeks into classes, opportunity knocked. Alcoa Fire Dept called and offered me a chance to participate in an upcoming rookie school and a job as a reserve firefighter. While working 40 hours a week at my fulltime job, going to EMT classes two nights a week, and rookie school classes two nights a… Continue