happinappi

ok, I was on the scene and noticed several things... one thing, which I was really happy with, being one of the tanker drivers.. when asked by the FD and YHPD, the local and state DPW sent in plows to keep the roads as clear as they could.. making our job safer for the apparatus and manpower... thank you to the plow operators for coming to our aid...

It is a combination of full time NYS employees and guardsmen in the the NY Air National Guard 105th Airlift Wing. All equipment is owned by the ANG/Air Force. I believe military service and fire academy are required for full time employment.

Texas has some good fire dept's though. Houston has a really good retirement, my cousin recently retired from HFD and did very well for the time he served....they have a decent turn around too. They usually hire over 100 a year. Granted that's split between certified and non certified. But surprisingly only about 600-700 test as opposed to Austin that gets 4000+ testing each year. And Texas does like it's Paramedic Fire Fighters if you have your paramedic. I don't know about other states though. I've been testing myself, have another test coming up in Beaumont where I was #1 for the last 3 months of 2011 before the list expired lol.

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