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Post by mcscrapper on Aug 25, 2014 5:05:16 GMT
Any of you Peas married to a fire fighter or with one? The man I've been seeing is switching careers from paramedic to join the fire department. He's already gone through his department orientation and work on shift for the next 3 weeks. He goes to fire college in September for 8 or 9 weeks. What can I expect those long weeks? He does get to come home on weekends but is otherwise living in a hotel. I think he will have a roommate but it could be someone from another department altogether. I guess I wonder if I can, or should, send cards, letters, or care packages for him or is that kind of a no-no. What can I do for him while he's gone? meredith |
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Post by smokey2471 on Aug 25, 2014 5:55:12 GMT
My DH is a hazmat captain for the city of Savannah Fire Department. He is on duty tonight but I'll ask him tomorrow. He calls it rookie school or rookie class. He lived at home because he was local. I'm sure he will be able to get packages etc. Except for when they do the night drill portion of the class they are usually in class from 9-5. My husbands station is in the same building they use for the rookie, captain and chief classes. The training captains work M-F 9-5. He has been a fire fighter for 20 years and his dad is a retired fire fighter. A lot of things have changed in the 20 years he has been on. It's a tough job sometimes but I love the hours. 24 on 48 off. It sucks sometimes that he is on duty and misses things but I love having him home for 48 esp during the week. I love the turnout gear/bunker pants...super hot!! Jakes are yellowish with red suspenders and I sometimes ask him to bring them home...  ? Tell him I said good luck. I'll update once I ask him. What city will your DH be working for? |
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Post by smokey2471 on Aug 25, 2014 5:56:40 GMT
Oh and ours is run by the city so only guys working for city of savannah attend rookie school.
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Post by coaliesquirrel on Aug 25, 2014 12:52:47 GMT
DH is a FF/P, but he also only had a local academy to go to, so I can't answer about a "fire college" that's away from the local department. I can tell you that DH is headed to 2 weeks of arson training a couple hours away soon, and he'd probably kill me if I sent him anything other than texts/emails. But, we're old married folk, so it might be different for people who are dating and all still "in lurv".  |
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Post by mcscrapper on Aug 25, 2014 14:04:37 GMT
They also call it rookie school. I just called it fire college because it is held at the Alabama Fire College in Tuscaloosa. I'm jealous that he's going to be in the [HASH]1 college football city from September through October! He's like "meh" because he's an Auburn fan. He is not my dh but we have been seeing each other for just shy of a year. WE are totally living the cliche....I'm an ER nurse, he's a medic. I'm at least used to the 24 on / 48 off schedule. He worked that on the ambulance. I actually do like that schedule because I do love my me time. I hate that he does miss some stuff sometimes but it really is a decent schedule. Oh, and we live in Huntsville but he's going to work for Madison Fire. And yes, those turnouts are kinda HOT!!!  m |
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Post by smokey2471 on Aug 25, 2014 14:16:09 GMT
DH is a FF/P, but he also only had a local academy to go to, so I can't answer about a "fire college" that's away from the local department. I can tell you that DH is headed to 2 weeks of arson training a couple hours away soon, and he'd probably kill me if I sent him anything other than texts/emails. But, we're old married folk, so it might be different for people who are dating and all still "in lurv". Haha DH (and his firefighters love it when I send goodies to work. In fact when he comes in they kind give him the look that says...did she send us something? I'm not a great baker and I usually buy the treats but I buy good ones. Macaroons from the macaroon place. Pralines and fudge from savannah candy kitchen and I also get a ton of freebies with my job so I send those too and you don't even want to know what they do if I send in wedding cake. They are young and they are like his kids. Trained them from rookies. I actually spent the afternoon at the station yesterday. I cooked spaghetti and made brownies. Sunday is an "off day" just regular equipment maintenance and calls no training so I like to go sometimes and spoil them. So I say send the packages and send enough to share. DH just said they should let them get packages but if not it because of the hassle of getting mail and to just go get a local po box. |
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Post by GiantsFan on Aug 25, 2014 14:22:45 GMT
My DH is a retired. He was already a FF when we met. Our FF's don't go to fire college. They come up through the ranks as volunteers.
I'm sure after the first week a care package would make him happy.
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Post by coaliesquirrel on Aug 25, 2014 14:48:32 GMT
Oh, definitely! DH's crew loves it at Christmas time because the extras of all the goodies I make, but him taking them in vs. me sending a package? Very different. He'd feel like a kid at camp, and he laughed when he saw that the info for his arson thing included a mailing address because of that.
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Post by Cheesy on Aug 25, 2014 15:00:28 GMT
What about sending them with him when he returns after the weekend? That way you know he's gotten them. Maybe have little surprises he can open each day when he gets back to his room?
My dh is a ff and when he has gone for training, he talks about how tired they are at the end of the day. Train, eat, sleep!
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Post by mcscrapper on Aug 25, 2014 15:32:03 GMT
What about sending them with him when he returns after the weekend? That way you know he's gotten them. Maybe have little surprises he can open each day when he gets back to his room? My dh is a ff and when he has gone for training, he talks about how tired they are at the end of the day. Train, eat, sleep! Yeah, that is kinda what I was thinking really. They are staying in a hotel room so I could maybe send a card and it might get to him. An actual package may be another story. It might be seen as overbearing or something too. I don't what it to be awkward or be the cause of any teasing he might get from getting a care package. Of course, if there are cookies or goodies to share that might be ok. He is going to be the oldest man from his department at rookie school. One kid is just 20 and J is 41! Big difference!! I think they already called him PawPaw.  They called me Granny in nursing school because I was one of the older students. It was fun tho! They keep us young! meredith |
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Post by MerryMom on Aug 25, 2014 15:35:31 GMT
My husband was already a FF when I married him, so I cannot speak to your specific questions about care packages etc. My husband was in the fire service for 35 years, so this is my advice:
I'm almost 100% sure that he cannot make or receive calls during his training time which will basically be all day.
I'm sure that he can call out on his cell phone during his down time in the evening while at the hotel, but I think he will be very tired, so it may be a short phone call.
The Fire Academy isn't in a position to receive mail or packages for people who are there in training: they don't have "mail call". So I would nix that idea.
He's coming home on weekends, so you can send in whatever snacks he wants with him directly. He can keep them in his hotel room.
With letters and care packages, Nawwww I wouldn't do that: FF's tend to razz each other a lot, so don't have him be "that guy" who has the constantly calling wife or girlfriend. It's different when you send in food for when he works at the fire department versus being at a training.
So I think you need to ask him what is allowed and what he wants. He's not being deployed.
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