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Describe it: Fire Fighter 1 Academy
My fire academy started September 1, 2011, but weeks before that day I was testing and having interviews. The process started with a written test, it was just your basic, common knowledge test. The people who failed the written test were excused from the testing process, and the ones who passed moved on to the physical test, consisting of walking on a stair machine with a weight vest, lifting rolls of hose, dragging a charged hose line one hundred feet, and a few other tasks as well. It was basically just to make sure all the candidates were in "decent" shape. If you finished the physical test under a certain time limit (which is not known to you), you move on to the interview. The interview consists of you, sitting by yourself, looking at a row of chiefs, captains and lieutenants who interview you to decide if they should accept you into the program. Now, if you make it through these three steps then you get a phone call saying you got accepted and to show up for the first day of the academy, don't be late!
Analyze it:
As I already described, the academy started out with the testing process. After that, we were issued our bunker gear and department t-shirt. Yes, just a t-shirt, because we were only in the academy so we didn't get uniforms, yet. Once we had our gear and shirt it was time to start, most of the academy consisted of mornings in the classroom and afternoons on the drill ground busting our asses with instructors yelling at us. After 8 weeks, we had our live fire training in North Bend, a day I will probably never forget. Following our live fire training was another great day, graduation. We were given our uniforms, new bunker gear and a three inch thick binder that said "Probationary Firefighter Training Manual"
Apply it:
Since I have been working at North Kitsap Fire and Rescue I have applied the skills that I learned many times. I'm on shift over 48 hours a week and I get to use my skills as a Firefighter and EMT to help the people in my community whether their house is burning down or they need help medically. I can also apply the things I've learned beyond just firefighting, like leadership, professionalism, teamwork, and many other traits that it has taught me.
Associate it:
The things I've learned in the past year and a half at NKFR will help me for the rest of my life. I've learned determination, compromise, teamwork, and how to cook!