tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post6216699496333486529..comments2024-02-25T15:50:47.028-08:00Comments on Report on Conditions: The Longest DayCapt. Schmoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394460305247627610noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-49018074707036593282010-10-14T06:25:01.808-07:002010-10-14T06:25:01.808-07:00Burned - out - Yeah, figure that one out. They go ...Burned - out - Yeah, figure that one out. They go through all of the BS to get on the job, then don't have the motivation to try and keep it. <br /><br />For us, those types are rare. Usually it's a matter of trying to make chicken soup out of chicken manure - they just don't have the raw materials.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment.Capt. Schmoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394460305247627610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-22696239371552249402010-10-13T20:24:12.855-07:002010-10-13T20:24:12.855-07:00and yet class after class there's always someo...and yet class after class there's always someone who doesn't seem to value his/her job.burned-out medichttp://burnedoutmedic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-60324559875828002502010-10-13T01:16:34.712-07:002010-10-13T01:16:34.712-07:00We have departments with cake-walk probation perio...We have departments with cake-walk probation periods out here too, KBFPD just isn't one of them.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment.Capt. Schmoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394460305247627610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-75312849623310525452010-10-12T19:03:26.561-07:002010-10-12T19:03:26.561-07:00Man, even in the fire service the West Coast is li...Man, even in the fire service the West Coast is like another planet compared to the East. <br /><br />Far as I've seen, probation is for the most part a formality. Don't screw up off-duty, don't piss anybody off on-duty, slog your way through your 60+ hours a week on the ambulance, and the year will be over before you know it.CBEMTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-33918284373962151592010-10-12T18:27:11.749-07:002010-10-12T18:27:11.749-07:00Thanks observer, it's kind of "turn, turn...Thanks observer, it's kind of "turn, turn. turn" thing isn't it?Capt. Schmoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394460305247627610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-10377947333325245762010-10-12T15:41:18.832-07:002010-10-12T15:41:18.832-07:00Capt Schmoe:
Nice parallel with the previous post...Capt Schmoe:<br /><br />Nice parallel with the previous post--you've got people finishing their careers and those just starting out. Good stuff!<br /><br />The ObserverThe Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17696168395133075354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-20308664776742276192010-10-12T09:33:51.871-07:002010-10-12T09:33:51.871-07:00Anon - What a great idea. Good for team building t...Anon - What a great idea. Good for team building too!<br /><br />Thanks for the comment.Capt. Schmoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394460305247627610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-20379878550485964812010-10-12T07:46:51.052-07:002010-10-12T07:46:51.052-07:00Schmoe, I enjoy reading your blog. We go through a...Schmoe, I enjoy reading your blog. We go through a similar process for our probationers. A nice tradition our officers have is that when they clear the training academy they announce over the air "Engine *** is clear of the Fire Training Academy with Firefighter (Last Name) aboard." Obviously, when we don't hear that message, we all know the dirty truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com