2. Posted Evidence
(The fire explores schedule for the certified EMT's)
3. Complete LIA.
Literal
a.) “I, Michael Hazlett, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
b.) I joined the fire explores at West Covina Post 465. At the explores we work as a team and did a lot of training with most of the equipment. I learned how to refill an empty oxygen take bottle and use it properly for the S.C.B.A.s, learned how to tie down a patient in a risky situation on mountains safely onto the basket bed where the helicopters take away, learned how to raise the 28ft ladder by myself, learned the variety of techniques used on the S.C.B.A.s to get around small spaces, learned how to tie the rope onto the equipment so the firefighter on top of the building can use them, and importantly how to use the gurney, stair-chair and neck brace for patients.
Interpretive
Every weekend on Saturday I would wake up super early to go to the explores and haven't yet skipped a day. I would stay on Saturday (regular days) for 5 hrs and (academy days) 14 hours which would sometimes be random depending on what our captain explains to us.
Applied
Joining the program answered my EQ definitely because I'm trying to understand what it takes to become a firefighter in West Covina and my explores post is in the city so it's perfect; learning about the brotherhood of all the firefighters in each station. It seems to me to be a successful fireman for W.C. you need to be willing to give all your time and take any classes required to get into the fire field. The Fire Academy is one class needed, but before that you need to be certified as an EMT which is very time consuming and hard. My captains help out a lot because they're both EMT's and have told me a great ROP center in W.C. to become an EMT so the summer I'm going to go there and give all my time to studying. (:
