r/Firefighting • u/iheartMGs FF/EMT/Hazmat Tech • Apr 21 '25

Ask A Firefighter Are you at your forever department?

EDIT: I really appreciate all the feedback from everyone! Pretty cool to hear all the different responses! Stay safe brothers/sisters and wish everyone the best of luck throughout your careers!

Title says it all. Curious how many members have found their forever depts and why you made it your home for the rest of your career. The culture at my department is simply amazing. The chiefs know every member by first name and your put into a leadership role pretty early on if you’ve earned the trust of the officers. They will send you to virtually any training, deploy you across the nation, etc. Let’s hear what you have.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '25

I thought I was…. But now I’m at the point of not being challenged through the job we run maybe 500 calls a year, applying for the city job that will be a challenge.

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u/iheartMGs FF/EMT/Hazmat Tech Apr 21 '25

Is the city department civil service?

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '25

I currently work for the state on an airport fire dept and volunteer dept I run more actual calls with the volunteer, I applied for the city dept that surrounds the dept I currently work for.

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u/iheartMGs FF/EMT/Hazmat Tech Apr 21 '25

Nice. Get many ARFF calls?

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '25

Not really mostly fire alarms