Hi and thanks for the welcome Ray! I’m over in Santa Cruz, I’ve actually got some friends in Sacramento, that’s dope you’re there! Yeah, one of the battalion chiefs at the fire station that I was looking to volunteer for essentially just told me to go through medic school first and then do fire fighting after. I know that’s the right path, I’ve just gotten really excited about fire fighting because the volunteer department that I live by allows trainings that the public can oversee and sometimes participate in. It’s been a cool experience and I would love to volunteer there, it’s just that fire academy is such a time commitment. Although if I’m going to do fire down the line anyway, wouldn’t it be beneficial to get academy done with as soon as possible? I know I definitely want to become a paramedic as soon as possible though, I’m just conflicted with what to go with haha

I’ve decided to stick with the department nearby. I figured it would be the most cost effective for me to do ambulances while doing the fire training and fire academy and eventually go paramedic. I was talking to someone who retired as a firefighter paramedic and he asked me what my long term goal was. The goal IS to be in the fire department and that helped me a lot with my decision. I think the fire service is my bread and butter so getting in on that ASAP is definitely what I wanna do