Brief info on myself, i'm a Probationary Firefighter for the dept of the town I live in. It's a very small town with an equally small department that yields about 100 calls a year. The more time that passes the more humbled I become by my lack of experience, and my need to practice and train as much as possible. Which is why i'm in the process of joining a dept in the next town over. They have everything my dept doesn't: More calls, better equipment, more members, more commitment. I can't actually leave my current department either because of training and gear my Chief has helped with, so I owe them reciprocity.
Does anyone else have experience with this, anyone that also works with two volunteer departments? Anyone with advice or perspective on the matter? I remember a friend of mine from school (also a volunteer) warned me that I should be careful of what department I get into, but when you're new and desperate you take what you can get I suppose.
Does anyone else have experience with this, anyone that also works with two volunteer departments? Anyone with advice or perspective on the matter? I remember a friend of mine from school (also a volunteer) warned me that I should be careful of what department I get into, but when you're new and desperate you take what you can get I suppose.
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