I did 
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My Aunt, Best Friend and Mentor Pinning my badge. My family. The other guys I got hired with plus some Chiefs. My boys from my Ambulance Operator days with the Compton Fire Department
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The Two guys at the end are some other guys I went to the fire academy with. My new office. ISO CLASS 1 FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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congrats man!
My new desk. American La France - the best in Rescue Ambulances. Odd shots of my buddy Andrew Chan at his graduation from the Long Beach Fire Department Training tower. You can see them in action at. www.lbfdtraining.com
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Pretty cool!
This was from a while back but it was my graduation from my JC fire academy. OUt of 36 graduates only 4 so far have gotten jobs. When I tested for Culver City there were close to 1000 applicants, 250 passed the written, 15 Passed the Captain's Interview and went on to the Chief's. 5 got jobs. 4 Passed the training tower. I was one of the 4.
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Congratulations. Certainly something to be proud of.
rpk1988 said:
Oh hell no....I'm on probation. For the next year they can fire me for any reason. Including a badly played joke, especially coming from a probie. But I got one prepared just in case.
Congrats 
So do you have a pole to slide down in that station ?
So do you have a pole to slide down in that station ?
rpk1988 said:
Not so much change in the fire service...just a rookie who knows his place.
Yes but I wouldn't recommend it in the middle of the night or if you just washed your hands.splat said:Congrats
So do you have a pole to slide down in that station ?
Yea I was talking about the probation thing. My dad got away with a lot of stuff in his rookie year. But I guess you have to have fun with that job. One thing that seems to happen the most is getting a call during dinner. Every time I visit a fire station, they get a call during dinner. But there sure do make a mean dinner.
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You made detective??? Congrats. Really - job well done.
Congratulations - you should be proud
congrats and welcome to the family!
stay safe
stay safe
Congratulations!!!
I bet those shiny red trucks will make for good shuttle vehicles...
I bet those shiny red trucks will make for good shuttle vehicles...
Congratulations!!!!!!!!
The world needs more do-gooders like you!
The world needs more do-gooders like you!
Congrats!
That's AWESOME!!!! Congratulations and thank you for serving your community
Congratulations Paul!
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Congratulations and good luck!
Congrats.
Yesterday, a fireman made me look like a total choad.
In my neighborhood, this little girl's cat climbed 40 feet up a tree and was stuck for 3 days. The neighbors came and got me, thinking I could climb the tree and get it down. This tree sucked. It went up and out to the left, and just hung there. There were no branches at all on the right side, and the ones on the left were crap. I decided that it was not possible to climb this tree.
So, they call a fireman, who shows up, leaves his ladder in the truck, climbs up the tree like Tarzan, and gives the little girl her cat back, and they both quit crying. It was great.
People give firemen $hit about getting cats out of trees, but this cat was gonna die up there before it came down. All while a 8 year old was crying and saying that was the last thing her dying uncle gave her.
Anyway, props to firemen.
Yesterday, a fireman made me look like a total choad.
In my neighborhood, this little girl's cat climbed 40 feet up a tree and was stuck for 3 days. The neighbors came and got me, thinking I could climb the tree and get it down. This tree sucked. It went up and out to the left, and just hung there. There were no branches at all on the right side, and the ones on the left were crap. I decided that it was not possible to climb this tree.
So, they call a fireman, who shows up, leaves his ladder in the truck, climbs up the tree like Tarzan, and gives the little girl her cat back, and they both quit crying. It was great.
People give firemen $hit about getting cats out of trees, but this cat was gonna die up there before it came down. All while a 8 year old was crying and saying that was the last thing her dying uncle gave her.
Anyway, props to firemen.
Congrats Paul!
Thanks all....its a really rewarding career that I still can't believe that I'm getting paid to do. I honestly don't view it as work. Everytime I get a paycheck, I get that suprised feeling when you find a wad of cash in a pocket of a jacket you haven't worn in a long time. Its completely unexpected but very cool. That and there's no better feeling than riding backwards, code 3, with the smell of smoke in the air and a header in the distance.
Not really Mike...nothing serious for about a year. I'm on probation and like I said...they can fire me for any reason...including breaking myself on a bicycle. If you get hired by the DSS...you still gonna be based in Cali?
Sucks...
Dss has big offices in LA and San Fran, and I hope to get to one of these for my first 2-3 year assignment in the States before going abroad. Never know, though...I do figure they'll want to pay as little as possible to move me, however. Too bad the San Diego office has no spots for junior agents.
MD
Dss has big offices in LA and San Fran, and I hope to get to one of these for my first 2-3 year assignment in the States before going abroad. Never know, though...I do figure they'll want to pay as little as possible to move me, however. Too bad the San Diego office has no spots for junior agents.
MD
Why whats wrong with your arm?
Congratulations Paul! The competition sounds damn tough. Is it hard through out the state?
from what I understand...and no insult to firefighters in other states...but California, in general, has the highest paid firefighters in the nation. Probably reflects the higher living standards. So yeah generally the odds are about that high...figure anywhere from 1 out of every 200-400 will get jobs depending on the department. Example Los Angeles County Fire just tested...they had a turn out of about 28000 people take the test. The city I live in, Pasadena, 2000 took the test and from what I understand 15 will be going to their tower.