Hello from Houston, Texas

[Engine5Rookie]

Hi y`all, I heard a lot of good comments about FireHouse so I decided to check it out and i`m glad I did, I hope to learn more and more about Firefighting. I completed my training as a basic firefighter a month ago and I liked it so much that this month I start the Fire Academy, I didn`t make my first house fire yet but I made 2 grass fires already. Ok I just wanted to say hi to y`all and now I`m going to keep on reading .

[TXFireGurl]

Howdy. Welcome to firehouse. I am new on here also. Everyone seems to be really nice on here. I was just wondering how old u were? Get back to me and remember to be safe!

[SAFD46Truck]

Howdy from a Brother to the west. Welcome to the forums.

[Engine5Rookie]

Hi y`all, I`m 30 TXfiregurl what part of Tx are you from ??, thanks for the reply SAFD, did you hear about the tanker truck that caught on fire next to I-10 in S.A??

[SAFD46Truck]

Yeah Rookie I was on duty when the tanker caught fire. We didn't roll on that call but we monitored it on the radio/tv. Sure looked exciting!

[TXFireGurl]

Hey Engine5Rookie. I am in the Dallas area. I live in a town 30 miles east of dallas in Kaufman County. I live in the biggest city in my county. It is funny because we have only have two fire stations. My city is part paid part volunteer. I am a volunteer firefighter there. I am new and young to all of the fire service, but I enjoy it a lot. I dont care that much for wrecks and stuff but I love fire especially structure fires. We had a really good structure fire early Monday morning at 2 AM. It was a lot of fun.

[Engine5Rookie]

Hey SAFD, that tanker belongs to one of our district chiefs company, he took a picture when the tanker was fully involved and looks amazing...he told us that the pressure inside the tanker was so great that they had a gap of 10 feet between the tanker and the flames, and the flames reached 50 feet high.

[Engine5Rookie]

Hey firegurl, I`m in Katy, Tx, I`m a volunteer too but next week I start the Fire Academy, I didn`t have any house fire yet but I made 2 grass fires...still waiting for a structure fire

[Engine5Rookie]

Quick question, any of you guys is going to the La Porte burn on February??

[StLRes2cue]

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[Engine5Rookie]

Thanks StL for the advice , I`m not afraid of saying that I`m a rookie, I don`t think that hiding it will make me any better, I know guys from my class that go on and on and then when they meet and old timer, don`t know how to react at the questioning `cause there they can`t lie . I f I say something that is incorrect I accept corrections `cause at the end nobody was born knowing.

I`ll see ya later... nice talking to ya.

[TXFireGurl]

Hey Engine5Rookie. The first fire that I went on was a grass fire. I was voted on the VFD summer 2004 so of it was the time for grass fires. Your first structure fire will come sooner than you know it. I love structure fires. They are the best. A lot of the structures that I have been on have been late at night or early in the morning. So be prepared to have a late night or early morning structure. Well best of luck on your first one! Remember to be safe!

[ncbrush6]

Welcome to the site .. remember stay safe and stay low..

[MrYuk]

Hey Rookie, welcome to the forums from another Houstonian.