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/sucksatgolf Overpaid janitor 🧹 Apr 21 '25

Yes. Worked at two smaller places before. We got killed on overtime and "never had the money" for anything. No outside training, new equipment, etc. I have a better schedule, medical insurance post retirement, a pension and our main station is walking distance to my house. Told the chief in my interview if you hire me, I'm here for 20 years and not a flight risk.

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

That’s awesome man, definitely envious of you for only living walking distance. I’m sandwiched between two big metropolitan areas and traffic can be horrendous at times. That’s pretty dope that you were that confident in the interview and tell your chief that. Not too many folks can say that.