Comments on: New Firefighter Design

By: Cordilayne

Cordilayne — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:35:51 +0000

I love this!!!! I am a volunteer Female Fire Fighter. There is only 3 other females on our department. but the guys are really cool. they dont have treat us different. Well I just did a burn house training last month and it was AWESOME!!!! But I feel so good about myself and it really feels good when my 7 years old son goes to school and tells everybody that his mom is a fire fighter.

By: Tibrea

Tibrea — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:04:59 +0000

I am a worker I work as a:
Fire\Rescue
Car Trucking
A Builder
A Construction Worker
A Cashier
And All Of That Provided
Well comment me when you need something!

By: stephanie

stephanie — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:37:32 +0000

im a girl,im thinking about becoming a firefighter,should i talke wait traning to improve my muscle? for training somewan told me i couldint do it cause you have to push something thats 200pds down alot of stairs by yourself.cauld u firefighters give advice?

By: Nikki

Nikki — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:16:59 +0000

I, too am a female firefighter> the only female firefighter at my department and I was the only female in my class. It is gratifying to know we can do the same job as a man and to gain the respect of all the guys.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:56:00 +0000

Hey-i am also a female firefighter-im on a small rural department-just finished my probation and looking to go full time-i just dont know where to start-if yall could give me some direction. I am one of 3 females on our department. I enjoy it and i lvoe my guys….i jus need to know how you guys got started with full time and also what classes-

By: nikki

nikki — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:39:48 +0000

shelly,
the cpat test is difficult but i think u can do it just keep a good pace and do ur best that all they can ask of u!!!

By: Shelly

Shelly — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:02:19 +0000

Hello.. I am a female volunteer fire fighter at two departments and am attending school as a Fire Science Technician and hope to go to rookie school as soon as one comes available in my town. I am extremely nervous about the CPAT and have been training in order to get in shape.. do any of you other female firefighters have any tips to get me where I need to be to succeed.. I also have many people said I CAN’T but I KNOW I can if I keep focused! Please help!

By: gretchen

gretchen — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:40:44 +0000

Thanks for sharing that Becky. Feel free to post in the “your story” section if you’d like.

By: Becky

Becky — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:06:07 +0000

I am also a female firefighter. One of three on our department. I was not the first female firefighter on our department, but I am the first to be approved in driving & operating our pumper. I can relate to what you are saying. It is harder for a female. The guys can make mistakes all day long,but the fist time I make one…its “because I’m a girl”. I disagree, its because Im human, just like guys. I can, have and will make more mistakes, but most important thing is, I will learn from them. Most of the guys on our department are a great bunch of guys..they are usually not the ones to criticize, its usually the general public. But the again, they expect a volunteer fire department to be experts…its not going to happen. Hey, Two thumbs up for you for being a female firefighter. I’m 40 years old, I wish I could have started at your age, so you keep up the good work.

By: Kari

Kari — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:45:32 +0000

I’m 24 years old and just completed the first part of my training for being a Firefighter. I am the only female on my department and I am the only female in my classes. I encourage any female that wants to be a firefighter to go out and do it. There are a lot of people out there that think that females can’t do what they consider and mans job. But me and a lot of other women out there have proven them wrong. I won’t lie it is a little harder on a female to get through the training because you have to prove to those guys that you can do it as good as them and sometimes better. I had a guy that has been in the fire service for along time and has had three females on his department tell me that I was wasting my time and everyone else’s time because I wasn’t going to pass. When he told me that it made me mad and made me try even harder. The first time I seen him on a fire scene he shook his hand and dropped his head down and walked away because he was wrong. I’m proud to be a female firefighter and hope that there will be many more on departments around the world. One last thing I am the first female to ever be on my department. So if there has never been a female on your local department be the first one. I wish everyone luck in the future.