Day 8.5? Tuesday, the captain offered an extra half day of training on Thursday for those who felt they needed it and I felt that any extra I could get in would help out in the testing. There were four of us who showed up and we were granted 3 1/2 hours of some very intense training on the whole process of setting up the hydrant, pulling pre-connected hose and building entry with rescue search. We drilled on these processes until I hurt through and through. And, it paid off. Going into Saturday's (Day 10) drills/tests, I felt more confident with all of these processes.
Friday, Day 9--Testing day
One of the most important aspect of this culture that I am being introduced to here at the Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue is the fine balance between high expectations and supportiveness. Everyone wants you to succeed, but they aren't going to give it to you without you working hard for it. The test for donning turn outs and air pack in under two minutes is pass/fail. I barely made it. Everyone eventually passed and went onto the knots testing and 60-question T/F test. We all made it through those too, but there was a collective review of those areas where we had difficulty. The idea is to make us all stronger in the process.
We are seeing the end of this academy drawing near. The night was completed with fitting out of Class B uniforms to be used during graduation night on Tuesday.
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