I use android auto and my active 911/alert does not sound when driving. I have already missed 1 call because of it. My phone also does not play any volume when I am not using android auto due to it being connected via blutooth and my car just doesn't play sound. I can't turn off blutooth either as my car insurance app yells at me pretty much. I am volunteer by the way.

So I recently learned my turnouts have PTFE in them, but when I look up “is PTFE safe in clothing” I see many things saying it is safe and non toxic. Why is it so bad in gear?

Anyone have any experience with these gloves? Ragtop is fairly new but they look solid. Trying to decide which pair i’ll be purchasing

Any feedback is appreciated!

My 2yo has recently started having separation anxiety really bad. Complete melt downs at school drop off & hard time at nap/bed time. He’s also developed a very strong preference for me. I work a 48/96 and we try to explain when I’m going to be at work and at home but he’s just old enough to understand today and maybe tomorrow. We talk on FaceTime every night when I’m on shift. My wife works a m-f schedule and we’re consistent about taking him to school at the same time each day. The other factor is we had our second child in February so the oldest isn’t the center of attention now.

Just wondering if others are in a similar situation and/or what you’ve done to help them cope with the FF schedule?

For example for the case a train crashes or a subway burns.

Not making the progress I want in the gym. I suspect it’s partially due to awkwardly programming around my schedule.

Current program is as follows, any critique/input would be great.

Off Days:

1. Legs
2. Chest/Triceps/moderate cardio x20 min
3. Back/Biceps/light cardio x30 minutes
4. Rest

Work Days:

1. Gear workout (usually 20-40 minutes of CrossFit-ish stuff)

2. “Rest”

(rest in quotes because some days could absolutely count as rest, others not so much, depending on calls, training, sleep, etc.)

Currently working on an aerial Spec and narrowing down whether or not the tak-3 suspension will be an option for us.

After driving it, we loved the maneuverability compared to our rear mount platform, but it also looks like a lot of extra maintenance/potential OOS time as well. Has Anybody been running these for over a year? Would like to get some feedback from you and your fleet shop as well. Thank you!

My husband is a firefighter and has progressively been getting worse sleeps due to the shift work on days off. Doctor has only reccomended using OTC supplements like melatonin but it’s not consistently working. I’m afraid he’s not getting any real sleep when he’s on days off and I’m worried about his long term health if he’s not getting sleep. I know this is very common in this career — is it just what it is or does anyone have advice on what works for you ?

I’ve just finished EMT school and got certified. I took a lot of advice from the comments from my last post. I’ll be starting fire school and I’m ready for it. Anything I should do in my workouts.

28, 130lb, and 5’10, skateboarded at a very high level my entire life. I surf every chance I get so generally I am fit. I’m just not the biggest guy on the block by far. I’m tough, can take a fall down a 20 stair and get back up n try again. I’ve been trying to bulk but my metabolism is crazy fast so it’s hard for me. I been doing about 100 push ups a day with 3 different curls, and some pull downs as well.

I start my EMT program next month and the plan is for a department to hire me on as an emt and pay my fire school.

Are there other fire fighters like my build getting the job done? At the end of the day I’ll break myself to save someone but I see all these fire fighters in my community that are shredded and I’m starting to get discouraged because I’m not as big as them. My heart and drive is definitely there tho.

Any encouraging words?

I just don’t want to look like a pussy in the academy ya know. I want to be a firefighter paramedic more than anything, although my start is late (got my bachelors in international relations and diplomacy and interned at the UN and realized I belong in the trenches just like skateboarding).

With that being said I will say I’m going to work HARD to be ready.

My department is starting to brainstorm ideas to come up with a new logo for our truck company. We plan on incorporating things that are unique to our city but I’m curious what some of your company logos look like.

Share your logo!

I am currently in my local academy and a little over half way done. I am doing really well, until this past Monday. We were doing confined space training, my tank harness malfunctioned causing me to no have air. I tried my best to stay calm and hold my breath until an instructor came to my aid. Now I am having really bad anxiety to go back on air (the harness used was taken OOS). I’ve been staying late every day since to regain my confidence to don the SCBA. Any advice as to what I can do to get over the hump? Thank you all

I hope this question is okay to post here. My husband is a firefighter and I feel like he has lost his empathy and compassion. I understand that his job takes its toll on him but it’s like he’s just turned off to having feelings. A recent example is that we found two dogs running down a road the other day. He was driving and I immediately said pull over. I am not the kind of person who can just leave them out there and not at least try to help. I’m a huge dog lover and I have actually saved quite a few loose dogs. He knows this about me and he loves dogs too. Anyway, he pulled over and I tried to get the dogs to come to me. They were interested but hesitant. Other people stopped to help but my husband was just sitting in his truck on the phone with animal control. I told him to get out and help because he was just waiting on hold forever. He kept saying “I don’t think we’re gonna be able to get them” blah blah blah. Well we did get them and we tried to take them to animal control because we never got an answer but it was closed. One dog got carsick and my husband was muttering stuff like “we should’ve just left them”. I’m like how can you say that? How could you live with yourself if you didn’t even try? They were running in traffic for f*ck sake. So we brought them home and they spent the night in our garage with fans, blankets, food and water. We have 2 dogs and a 3 year old son so we didn’t feel comfortable having them in the house. I dealt with taking them to animal control the next day and cleaning up everything. He said I have a big heart but I don’t think things through. Like in that moment, wtf was I supposed to think through? My only thought was get the dogs to safety and then figure out the rest from there. He has just been very rude and short with me lately. He was a total AH to me in front of his family right before we took our son trick or treating to the point where his mom said to him “alright, take it easy”. I fell in love with him because he was kind, patient, chill, and loving. He’s just hardened so much and I don’t know how to talk to him about it because he’s not the “let’s talk about our feelings” kind of guy. I appreciate any advice. My heart really hurts because I feel stifled and like I don’t even know the man I married.

So I am a 5 year guy in Salt Lake City. My wife is from Alabama (roll tide) and it is looking like we are likely going to move out that way in a few years. I am wondering what some big differences there are with full time departments out there vs here. And what is the average income form a 5 year guy in Alabama, looking for all over but particularly interested in Birmingham.

Not a FF - but curious as to why there was no exterior attack first? Were they doing an interior search for people first while they could before an exterior attack compromised things - and assumed the house would be a total loss anyway?

Appreciate all you do. Thanks!

https://youtu.be/JKYW6uK4vDI?si=x2y-ji0iXCBKJS7H&t=87

I’m in junior firefighting and we will be doing like a mock cpat test kinda thing tomorrow. I’m in kinda good shape and all in regards to strength, but I'm lacking in cardio. For example, I can pull the 180 dummy and do ladder drills and carry the hoses up the stairs, but when it comes to running and the stepmill, I stink. Today I put on the 50-pound vest and I did the full time, but I had to hold on and I was out of breath after my legs were fine, but it was just my breathing. Does anyone have any tips on how to do better on the stepmill? We do stairs with an air pack and hoses, but it’s nowhere near the same. It’s just the fact I struggle with the step mill and it’s one of the most important parts

How do I donn my ppe quickly and how can I learn more since I didn't do my essentials yet?

Any tips to go through the maze for future reference

I am trying to convince my chief to give us the option of using euro vs. traditional helmets. He's not completely opposed, but he's not convinced it's a great idea yet either. We are in the PNW, and no one around us uses euro helmets. Has anyone seen depts with a mix of helmet styles/purely euro? We only recently have built up our reputation from being shitty know nothing volleys (combo now) and I don't want us to become the laughingstock of the county.

How do they integrate with SCBAS? We currently have MSA packs but are trying to secure a grant to switch to Scott packs. Will pack brand affect which helmets we can choose? Also, if anyone could give recommendations on the best ones that are NFPA certified, I've really only seen the Cairns XF1.

Hey everyone, I posted something similar to this subreddit awhile back but we’ve grown a bit and added a bunch of features so I’m looking for 2 more departments to bring on, free of change forever. As always, if this is inappropriate to post, please remove. I’m not selling anything, just looking for depts to bring on.

Ideally, looking for departments with about 30-80 firefighters for now.

Features include form digitization (incident reports, defect reports, truck checks), ability for members to submit those forms and staff to review, real time from collaboration (useful for things like truck checks), create groups of stations or members, add vehicles, import inventory and create compartments and sections, add those compartments and sections to vehicles or stations etc. For inventory, you can auto generate truck check forms based on the inventory you create for your station or trucks.

I know software isn’t for everyone and I know some depts already have a system in place. I’m looking to create affordable software for the smaller guys who might not have the budget of the larger departments. I’m also not roping anyone into an hour long demo. Just dm me, I’ll get your account setup, send you some videos and be here for any questions you might have.

I work for a small paid on call dept in Ontario, Canada. I’m creating this out of a need for a simple and cost effective solution that anyone can use.

Thanks in advance!

To any of my neighbors in the Metro-Atlanta area or on the outskirts, do any of you know anybody hosting Fire Officer 1? I’m willing to drive anywhere in the State to take it. In urgent need for it. Eligible for Lt now and promotions are coming soon. 9 positions to be exact. Guaranteed spot when I apply for it and still have to do another 3 when we build our 8th Station in the next year or so.

Lmao i got a 94 chevy