Personal Narrative: My Interview With A Firefighter

Four or Five years ago if you were to tell me that I would be confidently applying to the University of Miami I would have laughed. Through high school I did not give much effort and like most of my peers, thought that furthering my education was my only option. Nearing the end of my senior year I started realizing that no noteworthy university would even consider accepting someone like me. As the days ticked away, I applied to a nearby college with an incredibly high acceptance rate and found myself opening an acceptance letter a few weeks later.

May 30, 2015 it was a stormy night with thunder and lightning flashing all over my town. I had been a volunteer firefighter for the the past 4 year and had just completed my firefighter one course and I had a strange feeling that my fire department was going to get a call soon. At around 10:00 P.M. the call went out for Pawlet, West Pawlet, Rupert, Grandville and Dorset, (which was my department) for a working structure fire at Mach’s General Store caused by a lightning strike. My father was also on the departemt however he was captain and I was just a firefighter. I would always ride down to the station with him becuase it was easier for me. This was my first fire with my Firefighter one so I was pretty excited to go and I

In 2012 I joined the Harlan Fire Department continuing my long standing commitment to my community as a volunteer firefighter EMT.  As a member of the fire department I respond to many different types of calls.  Some of these calls include but are not limited to wildland fires, structure fires, car accidents, and medical calls.  As an active member I was qualified as a Firefighter/EMT, confined space rescue technician, and technical rope rescue technician.   We have a wide range of equipment ranging from type one to type six engines, a heavy rescue truck, UTV, and a 75' ladder truck. With the equipment and training I was a part of a successful grain bin rescue saving the life of one local farmer and part of a successful rescue of a trapped

Expert first response personnel make all the difference when it comes to saving lives and property; they realize failure is not an option in today’s highly volatile unforgiving world of disaster. Firefighters, police, military, medical as well as any other national/ international first responder are prime examples of people who give tirelessly all that they have, who work twenty-four hours a day, and who often find themselves hip-deep in blood and guts in order to mitigate the situation. These first response veterans aspire to save that one more life; they strive often even at the emotional expense of poorly kept energy reserves to pull people and property from the disaster, but at what cost? Is first response employees

Trauma can range from PTSD to getting lost in the moment. Despite these roadblocks, first responders are capable of using their resources in order to find a way to work through the setbacks that come to them every single day. Ways of coping can variate from keeping tabs on the people involved in the accident to developing a bond with the first response team. Mr. Rodenburg found his own way of coping with difficult situations. Voice dropping to a low tone, he explained, “The sad thing is that on scene, after all is done, we develop a morbid sense of humor that stays on scene and with our members only. We also have a time after any bad situation where we all go back to the station and talk about

On February 24, 2017, I responded to 2809 W Royal Oaks Drive in reference to an intoxicated subject. Beaufort County Dispatch advised me a male was intoxicated attempting to drive a vehicle. I arrived in the area and observed a gray 2014 Chev Camero, bearing a South Carolina license plate; MMJ124 parked in the roadway. The individual was standing behind the vehicle, and appeared to be unstable by not keeping his balance while standing.

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This was my second year in the law enforcement program and I had the feeling that this was definitely something that I really wanted to do. My first year in law enforcement definitely caught my attention and I really had a desire to continue down the law enforcement path. I really looked forward to doing my job shadows. I knew that I would be able to go to a lot of different police agencies, different county's courthouse and even get to go to the different county’s jails which would really help me decide what I really wanted to do in law enforcement.

“It looks like we have hit some unexpected turbulence. Please remain seated until told otherwise,” the captain notified the passengers through the intercom.

I Recognizing that I volunteered as a ranger, and fully knowing the hazards of my chosen profession, from the beginning I told myself I will always endeavor and adapt to uphold the prestige, honor, and high effervescent of the surviving ranger regiment. To always Acknowledge the fact that as a ranger is one of the World elite soldiers, who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land, sea, or air, I accept this fact, as a young boy watching my Father server, this great country and with his expectation of me to move further, faster, and fight harder than any other person from the beginning, as I played sports like football, Track anything that would get his attention.

Firefighting, A job/occupation that started in ancient Rome under the rule of Augustus. Firefighting is not a job people can just do, it’s hard work and takes the right mind and the right person to be able to succeed at firefighting and to make a living from it. There are jobs that one person can be good at, but even if it is more than one job, firefighting, along with law enforcement and military takes a special person and a special mind to do this job and it will be that way forever. Without further ado, the background of firefighting is waiting to set flames.

I was a part of a patrol with LTC Cook, and other service members of the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. The purpose of the patrol was to deny insurgents a safe haven to construct improvised explosive devices. We were patrolling local businesses and greeting local Iraqi nationals during the day on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 around noon. While on the patrol we were approached by a car salesman near a billboard that read 'AL-BARAKA'. Also present were members of the Iraqi Police and several Iraqi Nationals. The car salesman was professionally dressed, wearing a gray suit and black turtleneck. The car salesman approached LTC Cook and they had a conversation with the help of an interpreter.

Being knowledgeable is not enough! It is the courage of a roaring lion that allows people to walk in the career of a firefighter. This becomes evident in the slogan of the Baton Rouge Fire Department, “We fight what others fear”. Charles lives and breathes by the words. Just as a lion chases after prey much larger and at times stronger than itself so does a fireman. It is only this courageous nature that allows firemen and women to run into a world of smoke and flames while others are running out. My uncle’s level of courageousness along with his knowledge of the fire service causes me to admire all firefighters, and it even led me to believe I would be at home in this career.

Emergency responders, the police, and military rely heavily on practicing in high-stress emergency situations to train their officers. The goal is to get people accustomed to performing their best when it counts the most, practice can make it perfect. Police practice situation that are likely to face them in real conformational situations, the more intense the situation the likelihood of perfection will surface when it

Countless scenarios thrust dispatchers in the middle of extremely stressful and chaotic situations while never knowing the end result once first responders arrive. More often than not, I ended my shift with a feeling of emptiness and found myself searching for an explanation. After doing some soul searching, I finally discovered the feeling was due to not knowing the resolution to the situation. Although I enjoyed being part of something that was life changing for those involved; I wanted more. Wanting to be a part of the resolution during crisis situations solidified my desire of becoming a police officer. During my tenor in the dispatch center I was given the opportunity to ride-along with police officers in the field which I took full