Occasionally we come across a fire or EMS blog that’s worthy of notice and I pass them along to you to check out because I like them. This morning I want to introduce you to another, but this one is a “traditional” blog in that it’s a personal diary-type website, rather than an information source. One of our regular contributors, Fireball recommended this site titled Flashpointz and I was impressed with the author Karen’s quality of work.
Karen lives in Washington State and has been working very, very diligently to prepare herself to become a qualified applicant for a fire department. This is the kind of dedication and effort that you like to see a recruit come in with….solid preparation and commitment to making it happen. What impressed me with her blog is the quality of writing and presentation. Excellently done and makes a “good read.” Diaries are usually interesting only to the person writing them, but Karen is a natural story-teller and she keeps you reading. The entries aren’t done every day, just when she has something worthwhile to say. But she has a talent for drawing you into her story where you begin to root for her as she works her way up the challenge ladder.
When Fireball sent me the link yesterday she said, ”When i first met Karen on the site IACOJ, I immediately noticed that she is a nice person. She always takes care of everyone, her family, her friends, and her online friends. Check her blog and read her story, you will learn a lot. We can all learn from her and I hope she had a happy Mother’s Day.”
Currently Karen is attending EMT school every night while holding down a full-time job and raising a family. And it looks like she’s getting some darn good grades, too. So when you are in a relax-mode, check out her blog Flashpointz HERE and enjoy “Karen’s Journey to Become a Firefighter.”
Before we get into “relax-mode” however, we need to get this equipment checked out. It’s Monday, so the checklist is longer than usual, so we’d better get started. I’ll go get the coffee going and we’ll meet back in the day room in a little while.
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