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/ParkRanjah Apr 21 '25

Im part of a big city department where I went to college so I have a connection and Im very proud of where I am being that I started at 40, but the only thing that would make me leave is if the wife wanted to move somewhere else or I decided to lateral to the department of the small town I live in outside the city, just because its a tight small community and thats what I came from in my previous volunteer experience

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

That’s badass. I applied to the same city dept I graduated college from and absolutely bombed the civil service exam. That’s pretty dope that you’re able to serve the same area you graduated from. Definitely a sense of pride and ownership. Get them IFSAC seals if you don’t already!