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firefighters: what piece do you ride?

Discussion in 'Jobs & Careers' started by jackwithcorona, Apr 16, 2010.

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What piece?

  1. Engine

    86 vote(s)
    63.2%

  2. Ladder

    30 vote(s)
    22.1%

  3. Rescue

    33 vote(s)
    24.3%

  4. Ambulance

    20 vote(s)
    14.7%

  5. Other (describe)

    19 vote(s)
    14.0%
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  1. Jul 11, 2010 at 7:41 AM
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    Hoyal

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    Hoyal Whiskey bent and hell bound.

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    Big tires, big lift, Lots of stuff's.
    Only 5 truckies on here so far?! I've been on many different crews but I love the truck company operations.
     
    Hoyal, Jul 11, 2010
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  2. Jul 12, 2010 at 12:06 AM
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    Tacoma3232

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    Tacoma3232 Well-Known Member

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    I am envious of that
     
    Tacoma3232, Jul 12, 2010
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  3. Jul 19, 2010 at 3:09 PM
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    jackwithcorona

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    jackwithcorona [OP] Well-Known Member

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    congratulations, i suppose? I hope it was a good run for you
     
    jackwithcorona, Jul 19, 2010
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  4. Jul 27, 2010 at 9:15 PM
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    Ranger2

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    Ranger2 Member

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    One Day. Just bought it 2 weeks ago with 5773 miles on it. Now have 41000+ miles and going strong.
    I was a volunteer for 7 years in Mays Landing, NJ. Everyone qualified for the engines,cascade & ladder truck. There were five companys covering the largest land area in NJ. Hamilton Twnsp, Atlantic County,115 square miles. Each station had it's own array of specialized apparatus, above the base equipment of engines, etc. Left when I moved to FL.
     
    Ranger2, Jul 27, 2010
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  5. Jul 27, 2010 at 9:28 PM
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    yotanator

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    yotanator Not your average girl

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    Custom built and painted grill, iPod interface, TRD shift knob, TRD cat back exhaust, Flowmaster muffler, 285/75/R16 Mickey Thompson Baja Radials, blacked out emblems, 3" Daystar Lift, Halo headlights, Hunter 4x4 bull bar, 1 1/2 wheel spacers, rooftop light bar, KC daylighters
    Currently not working due to injury, but this was our first out 4WD Type 1. Needed a friggin' ladder just to climb into it

    [​IMG]
     
    yotanator, Jul 27, 2010
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  6. Jul 27, 2010 at 9:36 PM
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    ttylerr

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    ttylerr Well-Known Member

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    sure looks tippy! i'm not a firefighter by any means... but i'm currently trying to get a job at a pierce dealership and get my fire apparatus evt (emergency vehicle technician) certification
     
    ttylerr, Jul 27, 2010
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  7. Jul 27, 2010 at 9:43 PM
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    Clelsdah

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    Clelsdah Western Alliance: Yeehaw Division

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    No California Foothills
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    Bed mat, tube steps, Ipod interface, Ride-rite air springs
    Can I put both Engine and Truck? I do 2 months on the Engine then 2 months on the Truck in a dual company house.
     
    Clelsdah, Jul 27, 2010
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  8. Jul 27, 2010 at 9:46 PM
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    yotanator

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    yotanator Not your average girl

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    2006 SR5 4WD
    Custom built and painted grill, iPod interface, TRD shift knob, TRD cat back exhaust, Flowmaster muffler, 285/75/R16 Mickey Thompson Baja Radials, blacked out emblems, 3" Daystar Lift, Halo headlights, Hunter 4x4 bull bar, 1 1/2 wheel spacers, rooftop light bar, KC daylighters
    That would be an interesting job. Yeah, the engine was pretty tippy. Trying to find a couple videos of it...
     
    yotanator, Jul 27, 2010
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  9. Jul 27, 2010 at 9:59 PM
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    yotanator

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    yotanator Not your average girl

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    2006 SR5 4WD
    Custom built and painted grill, iPod interface, TRD shift knob, TRD cat back exhaust, Flowmaster muffler, 285/75/R16 Mickey Thompson Baja Radials, blacked out emblems, 3" Daystar Lift, Halo headlights, Hunter 4x4 bull bar, 1 1/2 wheel spacers, rooftop light bar, KC daylighters
    yotanator, Jul 27, 2010
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  10. Jul 27, 2010 at 10:05 PM
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    yamaha73

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    yamaha73 Well-Known Member

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    4Runner- wagoneer Dana 44 front lunchbox locker. Rear stock axle spooled. Beadlocks and 36s 3link rear, leaf front, dual transfer cases 1980 pickup- exo cage. Locked front and rear on 40s dual transfer cases. Custom paint job
    kinda off topic sorry

    but im looking for a career path, either firefighter or police officer, and im starting to lean toward firefighter. But since youve done it but are going the other side. whats your experiences and why are you leaving if i may ask
     
    yamaha73, Jul 27, 2010
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  11. Aug 5, 2010 at 12:11 PM
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    jackwithcorona

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    jackwithcorona [OP] Well-Known Member

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    bestop supertop, rubber bed mat, weathertech floor mats
    You know what firefighters and police officers have in common?
    Growing up they both wanted to be firefighters.
     
    jackwithcorona, Aug 5, 2010
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  12. Aug 6, 2010 at 11:50 AM
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    DigB

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    DigB Go Jets GO!!!!!!

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    I ride anything I'm told, I'm Hydrant right now but I drive as well, the younger guys (10 years or less) rotate between Hydrant and Driver, I love my job!!!

    [​IMG]

    Picture taken at a roofing company warehouse fire this past January!
     
    DigB, Aug 6, 2010
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  13. Aug 26, 2010 at 2:43 PM
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    WestonJ

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    Added a Tool Box, rear spring TSB, Weathertech floor mats, Emergency lights,
    engines and brush trucks! FTW!



    i have been a volunteer for a year and a half with Nueces County ESD #2 (Flour Bluff Vol. Fire Dept). im commissioned in the state of texas with my ECA cert. and i just finished EMT-B class. looking to get a job with a city department here pretty soon, or take a paramedic class.
     
    WestonJ, Aug 26, 2010
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  14. Aug 26, 2010 at 2:53 PM
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    LtHixson

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    LtHixson My Other Truck is an Engine

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    I'm a Lieutenant with the Lubbock Fire Department in Lubbock, Texas. I work at Station 5, which has an engine, and a brush truck and tender that we cross-staff on an as-needed basis. I've been on the department for 16 years and at #5 for about 8.

    Our department has 16 fire stations with 3 more on the drawing board. 15 engines, 4 trucks, and 2 (soon to be 3) battalion chiefs. We serve about 225,000 people over around 120 square miles and make around 20-25,000 runs a year. We first respond on medical calls, but the county EMS does all of the transports...for now. Our station also backs up the airport station, so everyone here is ARFF-trained.

    I was a firefighter for two years in the Air Force Reserve in Colorado Springs, prior to getting hired by Lubbock.
     
    LtHixson, Aug 26, 2010
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  15. Aug 26, 2010 at 2:59 PM
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    LtHixson

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    LtHixson My Other Truck is an Engine

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    If you're interested in coming to sunny west Texas, I think Lubbock is testing in February or March. :)
     
    LtHixson, Aug 26, 2010
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  16. Sep 21, 2010 at 2:46 AM
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    blckout

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    Rescue 1 and Engine 1
    I was 2nd Lieutenant Medical Officer so my primary was Medical, but Rode Engine plenty in the Capt Seat.
    Brandon, MS
    Langford Fire Dept
     
    blckout, Sep 21, 2010
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  17. Sep 21, 2010 at 2:48 AM
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    blckout

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    blckout Active Member

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    Do you know why got created Firefighters?

    So Police Officers can have Heros :)
     
    blckout, Sep 21, 2010
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  18. Sep 26, 2010 at 6:01 PM
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    TXFF41587

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    Engineer at Texas City Fire Department L1259, I drive a 2001 E-ONE (Eng 21) and rotate on a box (Medic 20) we also have a water rescue boat 22Ft zodiac. I also ride the capt seat when hes off.
     
    TXFF41587, Sep 26, 2010
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  19. Sep 26, 2010 at 6:10 PM
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    kcbmx

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    kcbmx doing my thing.

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    Engine 22 Plumas National Forest. Only 4x4 engine in our district.
     
    kcbmx, Sep 26, 2010
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  20. Oct 2, 2010 at 6:47 PM
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    JML50

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    Engineer on Rescue...not by choice. Went from FF on an engine, then got promoted and have to do 6 months in rescue. I just passed 2 years!
     
    JML50, Oct 2, 2010
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