Intro to The Probie Post

Where do I begin... I guess I decided to start this little blog just for a place to share some experiences and maybe help out a rookie or two.  I realize that my years of experience are certainly limited but I hope that my enthusiasm for the job and desire to learn will make the information I post here worthwhile.

To any rookies who have stumbled upon this, remember that what I say here may or may not apply to your department.  Which it shouldn't take to long for you to realize how things run at your station and what your fellow firefighters are expecting of you.

To any of the veterans that find themselves here, feel free to chime in and provide your knowledge for the rest of us.  Although many people would think that fighting fires would be a fairly basic job and wonder how many ways are there to do it, we all know that every department does things differently.  The more information everyone shares I feel the better.  I hope that some will pass on their ways to skin the cat too.

I hope everyone can take something from this, whether it be a lesson or advice that helps them out, or maybe a reminder for what its like to be a probie that is wided eyed and truly excited to be stepping on truck to help out those in their community.  That's all for now, stay tuned for more....