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Anyone ever been a firefighter over the summer?

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RockNRollNghtClb
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Im thinking about doing this this summer and I have to sign up for class by tonight to do it. You work over the summer and you can make an insane amount of money (like 20k or something for 1 month shift). Has anyone ever done this before?
Jan 6 2014 7:30PM
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Jeebus.
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"Go save a kitten in a tree, ya fuckin homos"
Jan 6 2014 7:34PM
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Benson.
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"Firemen, getting pussy for the first time in the history of fire, or pussy."
Jan 6 2014 7:43PM
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Jeebus.
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FACKIN QUEEEAHS
Jan 6 2014 7:45PM
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Agamemnon
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Sounds like hot stuff.




Jan 6 2014 7:47PM
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iFlip
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I've been told by those in the industry that no other job can hold a candle to it.
Jan 6 2014 8:15PM
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Agamemnon
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This could start a heated argument.
Jan 6 2014 8:38PM
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daannnnieel
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Do it bitch, you want to and we all know it, bitch.

Anyways, my dad was a firefighter a long time ago, he said it was something that I would probably be good at and might even enjoy it.


Jan 6 2014 8:54PM
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SamtheEagle
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my buddy works on forest service trail crews and gets flown around the country when there are bad forest fires to fight them. he loves it
Jan 6 2014 9:00PM
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alex=
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I wanted to do it but the fire season runs through august I believe and my parents are making me go to college. LOL GEY

where is this gig you speak of however?
Jan 6 2014 9:02PM
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Wallisch_pl
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Well were I live it's completely volunteer, then again my town population is like 5k
Jan 6 2014 9:04PM
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skiersupreme
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that post was fire
Jan 6 2014 9:34PM
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profa_212
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Yeah fuck them for ensuring that you have a backup plan! Such assholes!! I bet they are probably paying for it to! You got it hard man.
Jan 6 2014 10:10PM
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CashmereCat
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Semi related topic. Anyone here been a volunteer firefighter during college? I'm thinking of doing it next year and was wondering how it works
Jan 6 2014 10:14PM
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daannnnieel
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I don't think he means driving the big red truck around, by the sounds of it, it sounds much more like actual forest fire fighting.
Jan 6 2014 10:16PM
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skiskate
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My brothers a firefighter, done it for like 10 years. Seems like a sick job, he gets sent on long real shitty deployments in the bush though.
Jan 7 2014 12:39AM
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louie.mirags
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sounds TITS for a skibum!
Jan 7 2014 12:44AM
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Cambrewski
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Sounds like a no brainer....But have fun runnin on dead old people in the middle of the night
Jan 7 2014 1:18AM
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daannnnieel
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^

actually sounds so fucking fun if you're into shit like that though.
Jan 7 2014 2:03AM
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pat_in_the_hat
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I did it for 5 seasons. Its a super good gig for students or ski bums. Ive spent months in New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, deep backwoods of Montana, all over. Ive worked on engine crews, helitack crews, handcrews, hotshot crews and saw teams so I know quite a bit about the whole spectrum. PM me if you want more info. I would make about 25-30k a summer and would fund my living during the winter so i didnt have to work during school. But you earn the money. It can be hard, extremely dangerous and you basically forfeit your entire summer since youre on call at all times.

If you didnt sign up when your deadline was, you can still apply for federal jobs (forest service, which I highly recommend) thru Avue. Its a pain in the ass site, but its really the only way unless you know someone. But call around, start talking to crew bosses, engine bosses, etc on the phone. Tell them they are interested and get your name out there.

But anyone interested in it can PM me and I will be happy to answer any questions.
Jan 7 2014 9:45AM
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Agamemnon
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I do actually have so much respect for firefighters. If you've ever seen Ladder 49 you'll know what I'm talking about.
Jan 7 2014 9:48AM
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Ski_the_east01
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These are the best. If I had a volunteer firefighting crew in my town I would join instantly. They are great people to know in your town, and will help you out with anything (house, car, building shit etc.)
Jan 7 2014 10:01AM
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skiskate
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Yeah parts of it do, i just dont like being left in muskeg for weeks haha. Hes now one of the head crew leaders of a special rappel attack crew in australia. That job brought him all over.
Jan 7 2014 10:29AM
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steezy69
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I had to extinguish a campfire last summer that got too high and a little out of control.  Smokey would have been proud.  
Jan 7 2014 11:35AM
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