Since I am in West Chester Borough during the daytime at school, I have been considering for a while volunteering at one of the West Chester Fire Departments.
After much cajoling from my mail carrier (also a firefighter), tonight I was voted in as a member of the Good Will Fire Company #2, one of the three stations in the West Chester Fire Department. Now just a matter of getting sworn in and getting acclimated to their SOGs and practices. Nice part for them is that I bring along my own gear and tools and I am already trained - saves their budget a bit. I still have to serve my time out as a probie but at least I won't need the usual probationary member care and feeding. A whole new set of faces to associate with names (and nicknames).
My first priority is, of course, to my home station. Nice part is the response distance to my new one is only a few miles further even from home. The bad part is my pager will now start its racket for three more stations, since I will have all three West Chester stations programmed in. Mary sleeps through it (luckily), kitty does not. So, let the calls begin!
After much cajoling from my mail carrier (also a firefighter), tonight I was voted in as a member of the Good Will Fire Company #2, one of the three stations in the West Chester Fire Department. Now just a matter of getting sworn in and getting acclimated to their SOGs and practices. Nice part for them is that I bring along my own gear and tools and I am already trained - saves their budget a bit. I still have to serve my time out as a probie but at least I won't need the usual probationary member care and feeding. A whole new set of faces to associate with names (and nicknames).
My first priority is, of course, to my home station. Nice part is the response distance to my new one is only a few miles further even from home. The bad part is my pager will now start its racket for three more stations, since I will have all three West Chester stations programmed in. Mary sleeps through it (luckily), kitty does not. So, let the calls begin!
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