We will always remember that day



forever in our minds it will stay



as they were full of hate



they chose that certain date



on nine eleven



too early, many were sent to heaven



steel was crushed and lives shattered



all of the trifle things no longer mattered



all eyes were glued to the t.v. screen



not believing what we had seen



everyone was asking why



why did so many have to die?



what was… Continue

TEST AND INTERVIEW WITH DISPATCH NEXT TUESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

after a loooooooooooooooooong day with some interesting moments, i passed the practical portion of the nremt-i 99 exam, so I just have to pass the written and I will be certified as a medic.

my third station was pediatric IO and it took me 3 attempts instead of the 2 max to get the IO which was weird because I was certain I was doing it right, then when i got it the inner trocar wouldnt come out, i had to pry it and use all of my strength to pull it out, so I mae a formal…

Continue

I have my practical exam for medic tomorrow.... we have 9 different practicals and we can fail up to 6 of them and redo them that day (gives you an idea of how often people fail)

wish me luck, cuz i definitely need it!

~Marie

One of my fellow fire station volunteers who just recently started working at DPSC (dispatch with fairfax county) has said that she's going to talk to HR on monday to get my application pushed through ASAP!!!! this is really exciting due to the fact that if I get the job, once my apartment lease is up in august I will have accrued enough monies to get a house out in the boondocks!!!!!


yay!

:)