http://futurefirefighter.com/blog A blog for those who want the best job in the world. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:53:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For any history buffs or wildland buffs, here is an NPR story about the book "The Big Burn", a book about the 1910 fire that burned 3 million acres in 2 days, the largest in US history. The wildland fire burned through parts of Washington, Idaho and Montana. Author Timothy ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yK8a_uzmwFD4DKRl3EqsDzl544w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yK8a_uzmwFD4DKRl3EqsDzl544w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yK8a_uzmwFD4DKRl3EqsDzl544w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yK8a_uzmwFD4DKRl3EqsDzl544w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/futurefirefighter/kTsw/~4/KlKP6Tu0h-k" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/futurefirefighter/kTsw/~3/KlKP6Tu0h-k/ http://futurefirefighter.com/blog/2011/02/history-teddy-roosevelt-and-the-biggest-wildland-fire-in-us-history/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Photo from Flickr"][/caption] Ok, so I've made it over the Church raise. I made it to the top of the Ariel ladder and back down again. I've made it through the confined space drill with sweat dripping down my face and barley enough room to move my ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b51dOQv5b0s-RMq7kPCSx-2QJsc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b51dOQv5b0s-RMq7kPCSx-2QJsc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b51dOQv5b0s-RMq7kPCSx-2QJsc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/b51dOQv5b0s-RMq7kPCSx-2QJsc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/futurefirefighter/kTsw/~4/U7_vzVGggkU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/futurefirefighter/kTsw/~3/U7_vzVGggkU/ http://futurefirefighter.com/blog/2010/07/probie-problems-cooking/ And, finally, these pics are from candidate Suzuki. Enjoy: [gallery] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/df0ech7rqAJyi34UKd3m1FbJF54/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/df0ech7rqAJyi34UKd3m1FbJF54/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/df0ech7rqAJyi34UKd3m1FbJF54/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/df0ech7rqAJyi34UKd3m1FbJF54/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/futurefirefighter/kTsw/~4/AV-5VJEwaYc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/futurefirefighter/kTsw/~3/AV-5VJEwaYc/ http://futurefirefighter.com/blog/2009/12/academy-photo-gallery-3/ Next up are the ones from Josh Sauberman: [gallery] [ad] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yDoN5WR2uXLC4FwfPa_-w1nz_uw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yDoN5WR2uXLC4FwfPa_-w1nz_uw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yDoN5WR2uXLC4FwfPa_-w1nz_uw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yDoN5WR2uXLC4FwfPa_-w1nz_uw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/futurefirefighter/kTsw/~4/UDKa_lGrfHw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/futurefirefighter/kTsw/~3/UDKa_lGrfHw/ http://futurefirefighter.com/blog/2009/12/academy-photo-gallery-2/ Now that I'm done with the academy, I'll have some free time to actually write about my experiences. The "grueling" 18 weeks actually turned out to be a lot of fun and I learned a lot. But first up, I'm gonna post the photos I've collected from my fellow candidates. ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tV1cWvgSVXulNhcJYdzsiw48Y9A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tV1cWvgSVXulNhcJYdzsiw48Y9A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tV1cWvgSVXulNhcJYdzsiw48Y9A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tV1cWvgSVXulNhcJYdzsiw48Y9A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/futurefirefighter/kTsw/~4/uX68d2gB2Hw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/futurefirefighter/kTsw/~3/uX68d2gB2Hw/ http://futurefirefighter.com/blog/2009/12/academy-photo-gallery-1/ [gallery] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YzgBmDb8OmqZi4IGmFomRBq0nn0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YzgBmDb8OmqZi4IGmFomRBq0nn0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YzgBmDb8OmqZi4IGmFomRBq0nn0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YzgBmDb8OmqZi4IGmFomRBq0nn0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/futurefirefighter/kTsw/~4/C-mjJOhhFPQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/futurefirefighter/kTsw/~3/C-mjJOhhFPQ/ http://futurefirefighter.com/blog/2009/11/aerial-ladder/ Click image to go to page <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3yy-47NTq4R-w69dmU4UTDR0Oho/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3yy-47NTq4R-w69dmU4UTDR0Oho/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3yy-47NTq4R-w69dmU4UTDR0Oho/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3yy-47NTq4R-w69dmU4UTDR0Oho/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/futurefirefighter/kTsw/~4/mOKJi-WTBik" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/futurefirefighter/kTsw/~3/mOKJi-WTBik/ http://futurefirefighter.com/blog/2009/10/job-announcement-palo-alto-ca/ I've been really busy with the Academy, so I havn't been able to post much. Now, finally, here are some photos from a really fun exercise we did involving.... REAL FIYA! 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