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Captain Salty's Book of Fire Service Wisdom

A Practical Guide to Passing Firefighter Probation, and Getting the Most Out of Your Early Career (Captain Salty's Firefighter Support Series)

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Captain Salty's Book of Fire Service Wisdom

By: Brent Gaskey
Narrated by: Ryan Allen
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How to excel as a firefighter, pass your probation, and crush your early years on the job!

This easy to follow and humorous book of hard-earned wisdom will have you understanding the modern fire service, and how to navigate your way through it. It covers tough subjects to help you get through your day, and help you shine as a new firefighter, or anyone new to the emergency services field. This rookie bible is here to assist you with the day-to-day life of living with your new fire service family for the next 25 plus years.

This book is a concise guide filled with practical "boots on the ground" advice on the best ways to make it through the initial stages of your firefighting career. It's a hands-on, how-to approach to making the most of your early career in the fire service, and how to get noticed for the right reasons. This invaluable tool is decades of hard fought wisdom from multiple firefighters that you don’t have to pay for with your own mistakes.

Topics cover everything from daily work schedules, to how to interact with your fellow firefighters. It's a no-holds-barred look at how a firehouse truly functions and how to navigate your early steps into that world. Suitable for those already in the job, and for those looking to make the fire service their career, it will help you navigate the sometimes rough waters of fire service life.

Subjects include:

  • Firefighter Expectations
  • Fire Service Commandments
  • Three Tenants to Live By
  • Earning It
  • A Day in the Life of a Rookie
  • When you’ve had enough
  • Your Tech and When to Use It
  • Rules for Rookies
  • Fire Service History and How It Relates to You
  • Driving and Operating Apparatus
  • Rules for Driving
  • Academy and Training
  • What to Bring Home to Your Family
  • When You Are Not the Perfect Candidate
  • How to Handle Difficult People
  • And more
©2021 Brent Gaskey (P)2022 Brent Gaskey
Higher & Continuing Education Career Wisdom
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