Saturday, June 14, 2008 will be my first shift as a full-time, career firefighter with the City of Alcoa Fire Department. I can hardly put into words the feeling that I am experiencing. For one thing, I realized how fortunate I really am. How many people get a job at their "dream department" in less than a year. I know guys who have worked for seven years or more as reserve firefighters with aspirations of going full-time. The last two weeks have been torture. I got the job offer on May 30,… Continue