tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1127353516868508763.post2926411567955755062..comments2023-03-22T11:00:11.178-04:00Comments on Ambulance driver and Firetruck rider: A bit of burnoutFireladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07829612138471392986noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1127353516868508763.post-55242508493962871072011-01-26T18:35:37.641-05:002011-01-26T18:35:37.641-05:00Amen!Amen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1127353516868508763.post-52352684504457363242010-08-30T21:03:43.844-04:002010-08-30T21:03:43.844-04:00I spent 20 years in EMS/FD/Air medical before I we...I spent 20 years in EMS/FD/Air medical before I went into law enforcement. I've been a cop now for almost 18 months and am having an absolute blast. 12 hour shifts, a nice change of pace and a whole new challenge for me. I still work part time in EMS but wouldn't go back full time in EMS or Fire for anything.Reformed Yankeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11056466295975918366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1127353516868508763.post-81085605402018533672010-08-26T22:19:37.397-04:002010-08-26T22:19:37.397-04:00Hang tough, physically and emotionally. I can symp...Hang tough, physically and emotionally. I can sympathize with your plight- I just started at a new department after long enough at the last job to be a chauffer and second most senior FF on my shift. Now I am *the* probie in an unfamiliar area/department/county, and working in ARFF which is totally foreign to me... all because my job was being taken away from me due to closure.<br /><br />You CAN do it, even if it's a difficult choice. There are lots of POSITIVE things that can come from starting over: <br /><br />YOU get to reinvent yourself- they don't know your personality, habits, 'defects'... when you come on the job, you get to re-make yourself as you want to be.<br /><br />There's lots to learn. You get to grow personally and professionally, fill out your resume for the future, gain experience and wisdom from the senior people at a new place. Use it as a tool to broaden your experience-base, make yourself a better firefighter/EMT. <br /><br />You don't have the weight of the "old place" on your shoulders any more. I used this analogy to refer to my old job (I've been on-shift at the new job for 4 shifts now...): "After you're miserable for so long, you get to where you're happy being miserable". It doesn't reduce the stress being unhappy causes, you just learned to deal with it. Those stresses just 'melt away' when you get to the new place. It's GREAT!<br /><br />Good luck either way. Change is necessary for growth. Just as we repot plants so they can grow, we must occasionally 'repot' ourselves in order to thrive.Lunchboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796607975345337449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1127353516868508763.post-44045227994062382882010-08-23T23:19:45.641-04:002010-08-23T23:19:45.641-04:00Don't be afraid of change, and my grandma alwa...Don't be afraid of change, and my grandma always used to say if you've already started thinking about moving on then mentally you have. It doesn't hurt to see what's out there.......hghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525392264802536526noreply@blogger.com