rescue me season 5!!

comes in april, cant wait!! anyone else watch this show??

 

of course!

 

Yes, seems like it hasn't been on for like 3 yrs.........

Marc M

 

Tuesday April 7th!!

 

i used to watch it religously..then it started becomming more and more like softcore porn..stupid..i stopped watching it

 

lol yeah its nothing but sex and drinkin, still like it..

 

Its like the one show on TV that I watch religiously! Had a rough season last year with the damn "minisodes" due to writers strike.

We watch it at the firehouse when not out on calls, for those of you non-firefighters, you would be amazed how close to reality some of the daily antics that go on around the station are. Of course many other things are way over dramatized.

 

just curious..how many guys on here are career firefighters and who is volly? in this area there are 4 paid career depts (el paso fire dept. which is where im at, las cruces fire, ft. bliss and white sands) and there are several different volunteer depts

 

i want to be a career firefighter does that count lol

 

Our job is fully career,200 or so members,I'm in my 21st year......I get a kick out of Rescue Me,but don't get a chance to watch very often.An interesting fact is that Dennis Leary is a big time supporter of FF's.He once said that if he wasn't a comedian,he'd have liked to play in the NHL or be a FF.He's from Worcester MA,and his cousin Jeremiah Lucey and childhood friend Lt.Tommy Spencer were two of the six guys killed in the warehouse fire in Dec.'99......I had the honor of attending the Worcester 6 memorial a couple of days after the fire.

 

thats crazy, i would still really like to do that..but i was looking at the fire fighter program back in az and theres so many classes to take, and then theres a possibility of not even getting accepted?

 

Dude,you're young and it's worth it....If you go to school,work and train hard,yes there is still a possibility of not making it.If you don't try,you're guaranteed not to make it.

 

I'm a paid/professional firefighter. We've got about 500 members in our Dept. There are volunteer departments in the county, but they cover the same area as the paid engines. They are extra help/backup.

 

one of my favorite shows!!! i too would like to be a career firefighter. im two classes away from my associates in fire science, but its so competitive to get on i don't even think i would have a chance. but i would rather work with wildfires.

 

yeah im gonna for it..do you have a second job or is that the only one??

 

Yes it is very tough to get a job, but if you set your mind to it, you can do it. EMT and Fire school took 1 year and I spent a year and a half looking for a job.
When I got hired, the county had over 400 applicants for 23 positions.
The youngest guy to get hired was 20. The oldest was 42.
21 is definitely not too late to start.

This is, without a doubt, the greatest job in the wolrd.
I'm actually at work right now
Before anyone makes any accusations I'd just like to state for the record that I just got back from a brush fire and I do NOT sit around on the computer trolling TW all day.... just most of it

 

Atta boy,go get 'em.....They need to hire someone,why not you?As far as side jobs go,I've dabbled in a couple of things and owned my own biz for seven years.Now it's strictly the job and raising three kids.

 

http://webport.cgc.maricopa.edu/published/f/ir/fire-science/home/1/?__s=nf-20090305100253-23558


are these the only classes i need before i apply at a fire department?? i have 3 years of college paid for my the marine corps i want to get as much school as i can so i stick out when i apply..any advice

Basic Emergency Medical Technology8
FSC113Introduction to Fire Suppression3FSC134Fitness and Conditioning for Firefighters

 

The requirements are different from state to state. If you know anyone who is a firefighter in you're state they are probably the person to ask. If not go talk to a community or technical college.
I'd assume by now no matter what you're going to have to be an EMT which is a nationally recognized certification, but the fire certification is what varies from state to state. Here in Florida it's called minimum standards which is broken down into Fire standards 1 and 2 and is a 6 month course.

Both classes should result in a certification.
The fire classes that you posted look like an intro to a fire science degree.

 

yeah i always keep reminding myself to go to a college and ask them but always forget..if i get a fire science degree am i still gonna be the lowest rank in a dept??