Another Job

Just what I needed, another job. This one is a part-time on-call basis gig with a local nursing home. My job will be to run patients from the hospital to the nursing home or visa versa. It will only be non-emergency runs. A way to save money from using an ambulance. I will get paid fifty bucks a trip. Not too bad.

While I was talking with the guy today, he asked if I have a good driving record. He asked if I was a safe driver. I smiled and said I have a good driving record.

For fire training tonight we were doing wildland operations. We used the tools for wildland line construction as well as hoselines from Rescue in order to practice pumping operations. We spent some time working the hillside behind the station.

Then we had a short break and went back out with a scenario. I was Command. Bien was the engineer. The other guys were there helping. We had two fronts on the fire. We had two crews out working it. It was a pretty laid back exercise. When it was done and we put all our stuff away, we went down to the Deuce.

I spoke for a while with Bien about the way we do our duty nights. Currently it is assigned by rig and whomever drivers on whatever call. Bien wants it where the driver remains as such for the whole night. I am going to chat with the other guys and see what their thoughts are. If that is the way they want it as well we will move to that method. I think that made him feel a little better.