Thanks for adding us, John!

it's not a real tattoo sir, it's just temporary a henna tattoo

www.pwcgov.org/fire and click on “Career Opportunities.” You will find our short employment application form which can be submitted online

Next written test is Jun 6th time frame.

Last day to get application in for the Jan class. It is all on line

Extraordinary Career. Extraordinary People.

We are offering opportunities for full pay and benefits WHILE WE TRAIN YOU to become a professional Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician! These entry level positions require no previous experience. Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school. A GED is acceptable.

Our 450 career men and women Firefighters/Emergency Medical Technicians are dedicated to protecting lives. Few careers can offer such a challenging and meaningful mission in an atmosphere of teamwork and camaraderie. Prince William County, VA, pop. 380,000, is a large and diverse community located 35 miles southwest of Washington, D. C. We are a growing organization with tremendous learning and promotional opportunities.

If selected, we provide a competitive minimum salary of $44,086 and exceptional benefits. For Advanced Life Support certification, we provide an additional $5,291/year incentive pay plus per hour supplement pay. Annual retention supplements are also offered. Employees are eligible for up to $5,000/year tuition reimbursement, and we offer a stipend for individuals who are bilingual English/Spanish. We offer an excellent benefits package with additional retirement options for Firefighters/Emergency Medical Technicians.

Please visit our web site at www.pwcgov.org/fire and click on “Career Opportunities.” You will find our short employment application form which can be submitted online. Apply now if you are ALS for a July hire (15 positions). Apply now at any level for a Jan 2010 hire. (30 positions)

Email mail if you have any questions.

morning John, just stopped by to say hello. any grass fire yet?. the weather in northwestern pa is just starting to get nice. Take care and stay safe,

Being at Hopwood is great there are a lot of good guys there and we got alot of good equipment we work hard for what we got and work even harder to improve everything. We do run a pretty tough ship like you guys and I am glad we do..... I know alot of good guys from the township and have learned alot from them.

So how is it over in the Township?

Thanks for the invite!

Stay safe!!!

We run brush fires from 1 pm to 2 am this morning.

ya us 2. it would help if ppl wasnt running around setting them

Here's a picture of my fubar tool you asked for. This is the smallest version they have of it, it's about 14"-15" inches long, I carry it on my bunker pants utility strap. Like I said in the discussion thread concerning this tool, it doesn't replace any specific firefighting tool, but it sure can come in handy. I've used it to punch holes in walls to check for extension, pry boards and molding and to break windows.

Hey John where did you get the hurst spreader decal for your new leather?

Thanks,
Blake

Hi John, Glad to hear from you. we average 3-4 tanker accidents a year, thank goodness they all don't end up with fire. yes most of the pictures are recent calls, the one with fire the driver told us that one was trapped but it turned out no to be anyone, the driver was incoherent. had 4 mutual aid companies there. it caught the house on fire but we were able to stop it, it only burnt the exterior of the house. the second rollover was with entrapment lengthly extracation of at least one hour. the car was involed the tanker drove over the car. one fatality. both entrapped no spillage. could not use helicopter on either call do to weather. take care be safe and God Bless. write when you can.

Alright, Thank you for checking on hat and getting back to me.

Hey I would like that info on the card system for my station.

Also, after the FUBAR's success, Stanley just recently came out with a forcible entry tool that firefighters help design.

I'll get one for ya when I get to the station again next. But you can just check out Stanley tools online, and search their site for FUBAR.

Hey John from PA! How the heck are ya? In answer to your questions, I have a couple of mountains in my album. The one playing peek-a-boo with the trees is the Majestic Mt Rainier. What a great back yard, huh? Cross country skiing on my side of the mountain, and Crystal Mountain Ski Resort is on the other side of the mountain.
The other photo where the fire engines are having a water fight between them, is taken at our Fire Training Center in North Bend. Those mountains behind them are facing to the East, towards Snoqualmie Pass. GREAT skiing there!
Hope your winter is keeping you warm and safe! Take care!