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Wait until you see an applicant with their earlobes stretched out, tongue bisection or sub dermal implants in their forehead. We've had that SOP for three years when somebody in our recruiting process showed up with 2" earlobe stretches... He didn't get in. I'm curious in NFPA has come out with...

You got it Tommy! A lot of the taxpayer base would be surprised to know that any fire service cuts would translate into higher insurance premiums for their properties based on service reviews. You can cut services but your premiums will start to go up (even $100 per year per property would be a...

You can make it work in small to medium cities. I don't think it's doable for T.O. An oil tanker can't be combined with a cargo ship while sailing through rough seas right? Everybody has the best intentions on the floor but as you move up the totem pole there's less interest in playing together...

I agree 110% 3,100 guys and gals to retrain would be an impossible challenge. I know when we went integrated (which I wasn't around for) all new hires had to have a PCP ticket to come on. A lot of other services in AB hire PCP/ACP and train them to the 1001 standard. As someone who started out...

I'm currently working for an integrated Fire/EMS system in one of the cities adjacent to Edmonton and can offer up my $0.02. For smaller sized cities the integrated Fire/EMS system seems to work really well. The IAFF put out a really interesting  position paper on integrated services which...

Cheers! I was under that assumption but thought that it may have been trade specific. I guess a month in Yugoslavia (prewar), three weeks in Nepal /India and trips to many other third world countries would trigger that. Glad I kept my passports so I could reference the dates! I joked to my...

Greetings all: I searched high and low on the forum but have a pretty specific and focused question. I know this horse may be dead and beaten a long time ago but haven't found anything specific to this. I hit it off with the recruiter, everything is going really well and the paperwork dragon...

Greetings to All: I'd like to first off state that I've gone through this site in conjunction with google searches but am still looking for some specific answers. I'm hoping to apply to 15 Field Amb in the next few months. I do not want to waste the recruiter's time and have found this forum to...

Thanks guys! I e-mailed my recruiter and I'll be stopping by to check everything out and meet what could hopefully be my new team mates. Marion Mike you have a deal! And Scott it's good to see the humour coming out on here. I love integrated services because when we're working both Fire and...

Marion Mike, Many thanks for the direction on here... As a newby on the forum this place takes on the looks of a labarynth! I look forward to starting on this new career path (if accepted). Next time I'm in Toronto I owe you a beer!  :cdn: Regards, HTFUAlberta

Ok gang here it goes.... I am hoping to become a NCM reservist in Edmonton. I have wanted to be a part of the CF since I was old enough to remember and have finally gotten around to putting my name in. I have a dilemma however... I am currently employed as a firefighter/EMT and am seriously...