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Almost Done!!!

Second to last day….getting to the point where I don’t want to leave now…..
Hmmm.
Today was all drill practise day. Everything we learned over the past few days, especially all the fireground drills – we practised over and over until we felt comfortable with our skills. This morning we wrote the last of our chapter review tests and then the “in-house” final written exam (300 questions!!!).
After training we had to pack up most of our belongings and do a final big clean of our living area, with a few hours left over to cram just a littel more study time!
Tomorrow, we have our State Skills exam, followed by the State Written final. I am so nervous!

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Our second burn day was harder than the last….
Today we had full-on scenarios involving 2-3 Engine Companies at a time, a “basement fire”, multiple fires, and then ending with a LPG fire.
Here is what the burn building looks like when it’s got a nice hot fire inside:

Here are the “Stokers” before they lit the burn building up for a “basement fire”:

….and then after they made it niiiiice and hot for us:

Here’s me just about to make entry with my crew:

…and what we see when we’re crawling around with tools and a hose:

Two of the Engine crews working an LPG Fire:

…really hard work…And I love it!

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Finally, we get to play with fire!
The Engine Crews are getting ready to make entry:

Making entry:

Now you see him…..

Now you don’t:

Our Engine crew just after an assignment, on rest and rehab:

Me & Caine (Whistler):

Boys looking on a “Garage fire with a vehicle involved”:

Car fire: