What kind of documentation did you receive when you joined your fire department? Was it thorough, clear, and concise? Did it answer all of your questions about what would be expected of you or did it leave you wondering with information unclear?

Was the information well organized and presented or was it scribbled on a bar napkin over a couple of “pops” at the firehouse.

Other than the application, was there any documentation at all? Or did you just have to rely on what they told you during your interview with the membership committee or on what the existing members told you?

Did you know what you were getting yourself into?

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