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/AdmiralSand01 Volunteer Firefighter Dickhead Apr 22 '25

Negative. I won’t be content until I’m back working in Alaska, preferably Anchorage

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u/iheartMGs FF/EMT/Hazmat Tech Apr 22 '25

Damn Alaska huh? As a FF or just working there in general?

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u/AdmiralSand01 Volunteer Firefighter Dickhead Apr 23 '25

Fire preferably

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u/iheartMGs FF/EMT/Hazmat Tech Apr 23 '25

Right on. Is it hard to get a gig as FF in Alaska? Any specialized equipment used there that isn’t used elsewhere?

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u/AdmiralSand01 Volunteer Firefighter Dickhead Apr 23 '25

Not in my experience but Anchorage is highly competitive

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u/iheartMGs FF/EMT/Hazmat Tech Apr 24 '25

Oh I’m sure it is.