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A Little About Me

I’m a wife and mom. For most of my life I’ve been interested in police & firefighters. I don’t really remember when my fascination began, but I was a child. This interest in first responders has slowly grown into a passion. Around 2014-2015 God allowed several things to fall into place.

#1 I stumbled upon a police scanner app and began listening to it on my phone (the app included local police, fire, & EMS.)
#2 I learned about our local Police Citizens Academy and the Fire Citizens Academy from a friend.
#3 After the citizens academy, what started as a fascination and interest with first responders quickly turned into an obsession.
#4 I seriously started looking into ways I could get my foot in the door of emergency responders.

So one day I talked with an acquaintance who said they would gladly take my help at the volunteer fire department (VFD). Best part of all, I could help as much as I wanted and work around my existing responsibilities. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but a few weeks later I went to a VFD meeting, filled out an application, and thus begins my story.

***Disclaimer:
My thoughts and viewpoints are my own and not those of my fire department. To contact me, send me an email or Facebook message @rookiefirefighter.

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Introduction

This is a journal of my thoughts and experiences starting on Day 1 as a volunteer firefighter. Follow along as I go through training, begin going on calls, and learn all the ins and outs of being a firefighter. All opinions are my own and not that of my volunteer fire department or fellow firefighters.

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