If you could work at any fire department in the country, where would it be ?

I have not seen this on here so lets try a new discussion. I started late in the field but if I could , I would love to be in the Denver area . Maybe Westminster or Thornton fire depatments would be good since I grew up there . I knew allot of the Westminster f.f. 's while I was young as a friends dad was on the dept . They always had a great dept. Where would you be and why?

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Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on September 29, 2009 at 11:08pm

Ray, as I have been with my Department for almost 30 years I would say right here. I grew up here in Brookings. To grow up here and know many of the people here has been a great benefit to my career. I love this community and will have the opportunity to retire at this station in a couple of years. Who could ask for anything more.

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Permalink Reply by Timothy D. Stone Jr on September 29, 2009 at 11:58pm

I love the Dept im with...We may have a few problems but thats my fam. my brothers and sisters. I love them all I dont wanna leave them

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Permalink Reply by Loyd Dittfurth on September 30, 2009 at 12:02am

i want a long career in the fire service but i have 2 goals in it i would like to spend some time in california and i would like to test for nyfd i dont think that i would get hired so it would be an honor just to test but i would like to stay in texas so dallas/ft worth area if not i guess oklahoma city would be close enough

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Permalink Reply by Reg Mathis on September 30, 2009 at 12:27am

No doubt about it. Pearl Harbor, HI. I was stationed there in the Navy and I am STILL in love with the place!!

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Permalink Reply by Dustin J. Millis on September 30, 2009 at 12:28am

Nice Post, its a relief to see some new topics finally being posted!

Ummm.... thats a really good question. I mean who wouldn't like to go be a ff down in Hawaii or something like that? lol If I choose to stay in the region I am in (northwest indiana), I would love to be able to get hired in at Portage FD. They are a very well respected dept. in the area with alot of real good guys. FDNY would be cool cuz yeah... its the FDNY! Me and my gf have talked about moving to Arizona a little bit and I certainly wouldn't mind working for Phoenix.

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Permalink Reply by John Crabbe on September 30, 2009 at 12:42am

I'm happy where I'm at. This is my hometown and grew up knowing this area and I was lucky enough to get hired. Although I was ready to go anywhere.

Although the thing with such a question is for those already affiliated, maybe not their "dream job" but the grass is not always greener on the other side. In my travels and visits, talking shop and so forth, there are more commonalities than differences. We all have problems and issues and I have seen people leave for their "dream dept" only to want back on. Same thing with such depts like FDNY...I have tested for them and wanted to go there once too, but despite everything involved, there are guys on FDNY looking to go elsewhere. One was a former classmate of mine who was hired on FDNY and is now looking to come back to WI.

Hey to each their own. Every place has good points, every place has problems, it is what you make of it.

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Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on September 30, 2009 at 1:24am

My feelings exactly John. Your last line says it all.

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Permalink Reply by NOVAFireman on October 1, 2009 at 1:33pm

DCFD. To bad I'm a little over on their maximum age limit.

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Permalink Reply by Michael C. Harrison on October 1, 2009 at 4:22pm

not if the new legislation stands

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Permalink Reply by eric mazurczyk on October 1, 2009 at 6:14pm

love be a volunteer in little valley but for a paid dept it would be FDNY

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Permalink Reply by Smoke Eater on October 2, 2009 at 12:38am

Being a volly is great. I can set my own hours and all but I have always envied Pheonix AZ. I don't know why but there's just something about that dept. that I like.

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Permalink Reply by blair4630 on October 2, 2009 at 1:51am

Maybe off topic, maybe not....I've never imagined where I would go paid, because my heart is in EMS first. That being said, I would volunteer anywhere I worked, and two places that have looked very enticing (and who knows, maybe I'll make the move someday) are Austin/Travis County EMS in Texas, and Wake County EMS in Raleigh, NC. Both of those cities are obviously paid, but I would volunteer in whatever suburbs I chose to live outside those cities. It would be a change, though. Those counties are much busier, even the volunteer dept.'s than central PA, and I've looked into them...they do duty crews rather than come when called, so it would be an adjustment, but there's my .02 cents.