Fire Academy Orientation and a Post-Academy Outlook
17 Days before the Fire Academy begins, we had a three hour orientation. We were given material covering the many rules and regulations we’ll be expected to follow and adhere to. We were explained in...
View ArticleFire Academy: Day 1 – Orientation & My Big Blunder
Today was the first full day of the Los Medanos Fire Academy for my class of cadets. I say full day, because we did have a 3-hour orientation two weeks ago, but that was more of a “welcome to the...
View ArticleFire Academy: Day 2 – History of the Fire Service
The last couple weeks have been brutal. Between the fire academy and my new job, I’ve been slammed. I’ve been to Concord Uniforms so many times recently, I’ve though about volunteering there. It was...
View ArticleFire Academy: Days 3-6
I’m behind. Blogging is a difficult thing do between work and the fire academy. At this point, the days are becoming a bit of a blur and with the changes to our schedule, it’s hard to keep track of...
View ArticleFire Academy: Days 7-9, Turnout Gear and SCBA’s
The Los Medanos Fire Academy meets every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 6-10 pm, every Saturday from 8am to 6pm, and every other Sunday for approximately 8-10 hours. Tuesdays and Thursdays are...
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Fire Academy: Days 10 & 11 – Fire Hose
Fire hose, fire hose, and more fire hose! This weekend was jam packed with pulling hose lines, rolling hose lines and loading fire hose back on the engines. The weekend was led by Contra Costa...
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Fire Academy: Day 17 – Rescue Operations
Today was crazy. Four different drills and a little engine company competition at the the end of the day made for quite an eventful Saturday. The morning started like all Saturday mornings at the...
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Los Medanos Fire Academy 092
At long last, here is the full yearbook display of the Los Medanos Fire Academy 092 graduating class. // ]]>
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