Thanks for reading Mick, much appreciated, and your thoughts and opinion is also appreciated. Was a family of LEO's and I was black sheep in EMS/Fire. 27yrs for me. Good to see you still in FD., health has to be no.1. Firehouses(CalFire/CDF) are close but I have felt that they just aren't as cohesive. I have a past coworker on one of the largest FD's on a GLBT friendly city, and he still gets 'shi' for it and not treated as equal, he's not green or red shirt or a kid, so I believe that you ate correct. Sadly, I have worked on three western states and just experience d the same. Thanks again Mick, be safe.