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[Blaze261]

I will retire when I can get 74% of my pension base, I was 32 when I got hired so I don't mind working until I am 64....I mean what else would I do that I can't do now? I can fish and hunt for a week straight with only 1-2 days off.

Don't tell everyone though as we don't want everyone trying to get the coolest career in the world.

Must be nice. It is all about the politics on your benefits. They are looking at making paid stand by where I am at = no OT.

 

[MACHINEGUN]

I've got mad respect for all firefighters.

 

[Blaze261]

Thanks I got Mad respect for those who serve our country in the armed services.

 

[csaws]

Thanks I got Mad respect for those who serve our country in the armed services.

I concur.

 

[csaws]

Must be nice. It is all about the politics on your benefits. They are looking at making paid stand by where I am at = no OT.

We are a combi dept. we have an arse load of OT anyway. It won't go away, we have 38 career and about 80'ish part time'ers.

 

[truckie166]

Full time of volly we'r all one big happy family. From my searching any full time department is running their own ems. So if you are not a emt or higher its gona be tough to get a job

 

[csaws]

Very true truckie. Where ya on at? For the record we don't run our own EMS...... yet.

 

[hemicharger]

Wayne Township in Indianapolis will be starting a hiring process later this month.

 

[csaws]

A Wayner huh? I was there from 98-07

 

[hemicharger]

I think everyone has worked for wtfd at some point. people still ask if larry curl is still the chief.

 

[ashylarry]

Wayne Township in Indianapolis will be starting a hiring process later this month.

A Wayner huh? I was there from 98-07

What station did/do you guys work at? my brother is a civ. medic at 884

 

[hemicharger]

I work on engine 81

 

[csaws]

I was at 83's mostly, followed Rice, Hochstetler, and Crouch to their firehouses after they were career. After the combi move I worked at them all.

 

[hemicharger]

Crouch is my Captain. I love working for him

 

[csaws]

How long have you been at WTFD?

 

[hemicharger]

I got hired in July of 2005

 

[truckie166]

im a volly for Dyer I have only been on for 3 years but its fun. It would be awsome to do it for a living. And your i'm sorry csaw i should of said that a lot of full time run their own ems and not all departments

 

[Fishersstang]

I was an explorer for Fishers, now im at Ivytech for Fire science. will be testing for Noblesville and westfield next month, and I just got out of IFD's didnt score high enough.

 

[csaws]

No need to apologize you are right alot of them do, thankfully we have dodged that bullet. However they have applied for a grant to hire 8 ff/emt's to staff ambulances for our dept. So we won't dodge it much longer.

im a volly for Dyer I have only been on for 3 years but its fun. It would be awsome to do it for a living. And your i'm sorry csaw i should of said that a lot of full time run their own ems and not all departments

 

[csaws]

Alot more firemen here than I would've guessed. There are two others that have not chimed in here wrtfd479 and mconley are also both firemen.