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Permalink Reply by Jeremy Bourquin on September 14, 2009 at 5:06pm

I would have to agree with the helo.. That's the only time I dry heived in my mask.. the rest wasn't too bad. 300ft hose drags was tiring but atleast we didn't wear masks. Large frame IMO was one of the easiest burns we did.

Permalink Reply by John J Finn on October 18, 2009 at 8:00am

In 1975 there were 2 hard parts the weather Chanute in March was fun marched to the hanger in an ice storm (yes no busses back then) also Sgt Otto the block 5 burn chief was a real trip I still have the notch in my chest where the nozzle goes.

Permalink Reply by Marvin Hawk on December 1, 2009 at 4:17pm

Keeping myself from killing the probies and the Instructors who thought that running through the halls and up and down the stairs at 0600 was a great thing to do. After students involved in other classes had crawled into bed at 0400 after pulling an all night-er studying for our course work.

Permalink Reply by Adam Myers on January 22, 2010 at 9:28pm

I went through the academy in '95-'96, and I remember the Drags an Carries kicking my ass

Permalink Reply by joseph j carroll on April 3, 2010 at 9:36pm

Getting up in the morning after hanging out at The University of Illinois while at Chanute AFB back in 1978! lol

Permalink Reply by Terry Burke on May 30, 2010 at 7:50pm

The hardest part was trying to teach all the boneheads that past through Chanute AFB in the early 70's.

Permalink Reply by Louise Thornton on November 1, 2010 at 7:25am

The hardest part of my training was not in the academy it was in college during fire science classes. I had 2 instructors that didn't want women on the departments and they really made it hard and I was the only female in fire science. After college when I join the department the toughest part was being the only female on the department. I had some of the ff try to make passes and they got told by the Chief to leave me alone. At that time My husband was a dispatcher. but I stuck with it and receive the Firefighter of the Year award 1984

Permalink Reply by karl h olson on December 5, 2013 at 9:00am

i would have to agree with mr finn , that winter sucked .rescue school the b 52 drag and kc 135