What Makes a Firefighter a Warrior?

By: Chris Johnson, originally posted at www.fireservicewarrior.com


Let me start with an admission of guilt: I’ve never consideremyself a “warrior.” I could eat better and I could be in the gym more. I enjoy the sport of verbally sparring with those who enjoy “the new sport of fitness,” but it’s all in good fun—burpee on, brothers! I work with guys who have recently seen combat in the Middle East and others who compete in Spartan races… I’m sure you do, too. I do consider them to be warriors, but that’s not me. Now that I’ve been up front about that, here’s what I am about:

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial

This weekend is the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Memorial Weekend. There will be a candlelight service Saturday at 6:30 pm. The memorial service is Sunday at 10:00 am. Both of these services can be watched live at http://weekend.firehero.org/live/ .

Promotional Testing

Promotional testing will be held Thursday October 18, 2012 at Station 24. All personnel who believe they are due to promote, and intend to test, must notify me via email no later than 1700 October 12, 2012. Personnel who cannot make it to the test may be granted a make-up date at the training division’s discretion.

 

In order to test, personnel must have successfully completed the courses and requirement booklets required for the rank in which they are testing for prior to the test date.

 

Testing will begin promptly at 0900 in the training room. All personnel testing must be in their duty uniform with short-sleeve dress shirt. Personnel are required to bring at least two black ink pens and a calculator. No other items will be permitted in the training room during testing. Unexcused absence, tardiness, or failure to follow any of the directions in this memo will result in disqualification.

FDIC Online

Check out the link below to register for the free online FDIC classes next month.

http://www.fdic.com/fdiconline.html

Never Forget

Region 5 Course Update

This is a brief update on some of the upcoming catalog courses in Region 5:

 

·         1205-13-502, POV, scheduled to start 9/17 at Berkeley Co ESTC has been cancelled
·         2150-13-503, ISO, scheduled to start 9/18 at North Charleston Fire Dept will go---please note that this class has been moved to NCFD Station 4 (Cross County Rd)
·         2117-13-501, Volunteer Emerg, scheduled to start 9/29 at Goose Creek Rural Fire Dept will go
·         2119-13-502, STICO, scheduled to start 9/29 at Bluffton Fire Dept will go
·         1210-13-503, EVDT, scheduled to start 10/1 at Summerville Fire Dept will go
·         1220-13-502, Pump Ops, scheduled to start 10/1 at Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue will go
·         2147-13-502, NIMS ICS, scheduled to start 10/6 at Bluffton Fire Dept will go
·         2173-13-501, Leadership III, scheduled to start 10/13 at Sheldon Fire Dept will go
·         1220-13-503, Pump Ops, scheduled to start 10/16 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue will go
·         2171-13-503, Leadership I, scheduled to start 10/16 at St. John’s Fire Dept will go
·         2113-13-501, FSS: Personal, scheduled to start 10/20 at Awendaw Fire Dept will go
·         2176-13-501, Shaping the Future, scheduled to start 10/20 at City of Charleston Fire Dept will go
·         3350-13-502, Water Rescue, scheduled to start 10/20 at Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue will go
·         4165-13-501, Fire & Life Safety Educator, scheduled to start 10/22 at Bluffton Fire Dept will go
·         2100-13-502, Fire Officer, scheduled to start 10/29 at Ashley River Fire Dept will go

 

The following classes are in danger of cancelling (low enrollment):

 

·         2132-13-504, Bldg Const: Comb, scheduled to start 9/22 at Bluffton Fire Dept (need 4 more students)
·         2132-13-505, Bldg Const: Comb, scheduled to start 10/6 at Caromi Fire Dept (need 4 more students)
·         1152-13-503, Fund of FF, scheduled to start 10/8 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue (need 7 more students)
·         2154-13-502, I-400, scheduled to start 10/11 at Burton Fire Dept (need 9 more students)
·         1154-13-502, FFII, scheduled to start 10/15 at Berkeley Co ESTC (need 14 more students)
·         2100-13-501, Fire Officer I, scheduled to start 10/15 at Lady’s Island Fire Dept (need 3 more students)
·         2147-13-503, NIMS ICS, scheduled to start 10/20 at Caromi Fire Dept (need 9 more students)
·         2119-13-503, STICO, scheduled to start 10/23 at North Charleston Fire Dept (need 5 more students)

Note that the Fire Officer I class we are hosting needs 3 more students. If you don't have it yet please consider taking it next month so the class doesn't get cancelled.

 

What Does Being a Firefighter Mean to You?

by Ryan Pennington
from www.firehouse.com

 

Welcome back to the jumpseat. With the dog days of summer in full swing, the calls keep coming and making for some busy shifts. During a recent all-night long session of running calls one thought kept coming to my mind: what does being a firefighter mean to me? It seems like we often are lost in the politics of our departments, constant stream of negatives, or focused on how things could be better for us. Is this really, how we should be? What does being a firefighter really mean to me?