Firefighter's
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Re: Firefighter's
Originally Posted by Partystar
So I'm thinking it will be quite good for hubby when we move back to England then? By then he should have been through the academy & been working as a Fireman for a year or so.
You've lost me... What will be quite good for hubby when you move back to England?
Do you mean ***** - because you'll be happier and more relaxed???
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Re: Firefighter's
Originally Posted by Elvira
You've lost me... What will be quite good for hubby when you move back to England?
Do you mean ***** - because you'll be happier and more relaxed???
Do you mean ***** - because you'll be happier and more relaxed???
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Re: Firefighter's
Originally Posted by Partystar
Well he's training to be a fireman right now, doing loads of college courses, he's already done 4 & he's doing another 3 right now. I'm sure he'll still want to be a fireman when we move back to England, so I was thinking that he might be quite sort after with all his training (EMT etc) & experience.
Not the answer I was expecting but never mind...
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Re: Firefighter's
Originally Posted by Elvira
Not the answer I was expecting but never mind...
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Re: Firefighter's
Originally Posted by Partystar
Sorry, I couldn't figure out what the ***** stood for!
Go take your vitamins!
(All right, it should have been ******, but even so... )
I would spell it out but Sue said we have to keep it "clean" )
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Re: Firefighter's
Originally Posted by Elvira
Go take your vitamins!
(All right, it should have been ******, but even so... )
I would spell it out but Sue said we have to keep it "clean" )
(All right, it should have been ******, but even so... )
I would spell it out but Sue said we have to keep it "clean" )
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Re: Firefighter's
Originally Posted by Fireman Al
Hi......i'm a firefighter in the UK and was wondering if anyone here knew whether it's possible to apply to be firefighter's in the US ?
Any help or advise gratefully received....
Ali.
Any help or advise gratefully received....
Ali.
Consider a droplet of water. Look at how tiny it is. How fragile. Then look at its big brothers and sisters, following right behind. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE.
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Re: Firefighter's
Originally Posted by User Name
Isn't there an international exchange program for brother (and sister) firefighters? Like what teachers have.
Consider a droplet of water. Look at how tiny it is. How fragile. Then look at its big brothers and sisters, following right behind. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE.
Consider a droplet of water. Look at how tiny it is. How fragile. Then look at its big brothers and sisters, following right behind. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE.
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Re: Firefighter's
Originally Posted by Celsius
You need to drink more.................. alcohol!
CnH(2n+1)OH
When n = 0, CnH(2n+1)OH is HOH, i.e. H2O ... water ... or wader.
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Re: Firefighter's
Originally Posted by Celsius
You need to drink more.................. alcohol!
Last edited by User Name; Apr 19th 2006 at 10:07 am. Reason: Inter alia, forgot about Ed
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Re: Firefighter's
Originally Posted by Celtic_Angel
Erm...firefighters here have to be very sexy looking and rippled with muscles......a spot in the annual firefighters calendar is a must...I'll expect that you'll first have to post a shirtless picci before your resume...why not post a picci here and I'm sure a few of us will be able to give you a precise an un biased run down of your future prospects
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Re: Firefighter's
Originally Posted by Partystar
Well he's training to be a fireman right now, doing loads of college courses, he's already done 4 & he's doing another 3 right now. I'm sure he'll still want to be a fireman when we move back to England, so I was thinking that he might be quite sort after with all his training (EMT etc) & experience.
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Re: Firefighter's
Originally Posted by Patrick Hasler
All the firefighters around here are old guys with huge guts that couldn't run 10 yards without having a heart attack, they wear baseball caps and own a pick up truck that they can drive with one hand hanging out the window cos they think it makes them look cool (this seems to be the life long ambition of most local guys)............ And finally they don't shower very often. These guys usualy arrive just in time to save the basement.
I have to laugh because they put those huge great big blue lights on their pick up trucks and all the stickers and metal plates saying "F**kwitville Volunteer firefighter" etc and then they flop out of their trucks at the local Stewarts, waddle their 300Ibs carcass across the parking lot to go buy a couple of tons of "Adirondack bear Paw" Ice cream (which is f**king excellent BTW try it) and a case of beer to go drink at the fire hall.
I would bet money that if the local cops breathalysed the firefighters at the scene of a evening/night time fire, more than half would be shitfaced. Like you say, it seems to be the pinnacle of their ambitions to be a volunteer firefighter...well I suppose its too late for them to go to 'Nam and Iraq is a bit too risky...heros.
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Re: Firefighter's
Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad
see mine above - I was told my GC status would be a problem, which i don't really understand.....
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Re: Firefighter's
Originally Posted by Dan725
Sadly, that isn't surprising. To be a cop you have to be a citizen, I suspect they also apply that logic to firefighters. The only reason behind it is red tape - but I think the governments reasoning is that if you are not a citizen, you are potentially a security risk. Sad but true, completely nonsensical, but what can you do?
I mentioned this thread, and he questioned whether any US training would be taken into account by a UK fire brigade - apparently the 2 have totally different philosophies on fighting fires - if there are no people involved, UK prefer to stay outside and spray in, and US prefer to get inside the building as quick as possible. Or was it the other way around? Don't know if thats true or not, but someone on here may...?