Jumpseat Radio 089 Welcome to the Fire Service

In this weeks episode of Jumpseat Radio host Ryan Pennington shares some tips for beginning your fire service career in “Proby School’

Preparation 

• Mental prep 
  
• Family prep 
  
• Physical prep 
  
• Support System 
  
• Nutritional System 
  
• Hydration System 
  

Showing up 

• if you 10 minutes early, you're late 
  
• show up dressed and ready 
  
• SHAVE 
  
• BE prepared (paper pens etc0
  
• Set in the FRONT 
  
• Stand up when an officer walks in 
  
• Yes sir, no ma’am 
  

YOU KNOW NOTHING 

• Your experience does not matter 
  
• Your skills matter 
  
• Go first 
  
• Lead 
  
• be respectful and ask a question 
  
• One rep, one skill, one test. The only thing that matters is the next thing.. focus small…  Win small. 
  

Get to work 

• Proby school is not going to be easy 
  
• Time management 
  
• Wash your clothes and gear often 
  
• practice at home   
  
• Find your weakness each day and make it a strength 
  
• You are going to fail.  Don’t get mad or through a fit.  
  
• Make Friends 
  

You are not in this alone 

•  Lean on  each other 
•   Support the ones who struggle cause you might be next 
•  Get each other's phone number 
•  Start a text group  or slack channel 
•  Plan to work on weekends with each other 
•  Be a part of the team.