Hehe, I was being facetious about the pussy thing, Meg was sitting right here talking to me as I posted. Then I promptly got slugged in the shoulder.
As for the physical part, thats kind of why I have been trying to get into better shape. Just kind of preparing myself for it. I think I need some more strength training, which is kind of what I've been doing lately, but I think I'll be able to handle it. I've seen some pretty out of shape, and scrawny as hell firefighters, they seem to handle it just fine.
Firefighting is dangerous, sure. But so is everything really. I think thats somewhat of a misconception too. It's pretty rare that a Firefighter actually dies in a fire. I've actually looked into this. If a firefighter dies while on duty--it can be of a heart attack while sitting at the station, it is counted as dying in the line of duty, and is noted in statistics. Actually Firefighters more commonly die when not on a call. It's hardy the most dangerous job you can have. I think Truck Driver is a more dangerous occupation.
I'm going to study to be a firefighter. I could just go down to CDF and go through the tests, but I think going to college and learning more about it will help my chances of passing the CDF tests significantly. I mean, I know fire is hot, and I know what a Halligan tool is. But thats basically it.
