How many departments have requirements to ride the front seat and act as an officer?



At work we always have an officer on shift or at least a senior

firefighter as the acting for the day so its not an issue, but at the

vollie house, its anyone's guess as to who may be riding the seat to any

particular call.



We are a combination department and have a Captain on each shift who

rides the seat of the engine and is in command for the day but as far… Continue

-Outstanding Firemen (gender neutral! Outstanding firefighers just didn't sound right)



- Yardbreathers, etc.



Most of our departments have them or we know of places that do. Of course I am not referring

to smart, aggressive firefighters who love the job, but rather those

firefighters who can be found "out-standing" in the yard

while everyone else…

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- What time do you show up for your shift?  At work, the shift starts at

0700 and people show up at all kinds of different times.  Some will

show up around 0545 or 0600... most show up between 0615 and 0630... and

some will come in with 2 minutes to spare (if they are lucky).



- When do you do your daily rig check? As soon as you get in? At shift change?   After breakfast? After your first run?



 Despite fighting the urge to want to curl up in a… Continue