New fire science student

[frivera]

Hi all, I'll be starting my first day of my fire science class in about a week. My question is: What should I wear on my first day of class?

 

[JPINFV]

Are we talking about something like a community college course?

 

[DesertMedic66]

Birthday suit

 

[TransportJockey]

Birthday suit

Nah too casual. Banana hammock is the uniform of hte day

 

[NomadicMedic]

EMT pants and an "I fight what you fear" t shirt. Also, bring a scanner tuned to the local fire dispatch channel.

 

[STXmedic]

 

[frivera]

Yes. It's a community college course.

 

[DesertMedic66]

If you haven't been given an uniform instructions then you can probably dress like its a regular college course.

 

[joshrunkle35]

Dress casually and normal. Don't wear anything that would make you a target to an instructor, like a megadeath shirt, etc. Try to be normal and blend in. Stand out for the quality of your thinking, not for what you are wearing.

 

[SandpitMedic]

Dress up like you're ready for business! Wear lots of gear on your belt; pocket mask, trauma sheers, CAT tourniquet, stethoscope, flashlight(s) and glove pouch! That's important you realize 95% of fire dept calls are for EMS, so all that swag is key to success. If you have anything fire related, wear that too. Show them you're going balls-to-the-wall 110% and ready to battle a flash over at any moment.

If you realllllly want to out do everyone else, and get an automatic A, you should get a tattoo of a Maltese Cross or other FD related stuff on your arm the day before class and wear a cut off shirt. You may even get to sit in a Lay-Z-Boy recliner during lecture for that.

I recommend everyone here google image search "firefighter tattoo"

The images are absolutely priceless.

 

[DesertMedic66]

Dress up like you're ready for business! Wear lots of gear on your belt; pocket mask, trauma sheers, CAT tourniquet, stethoscope, flashlight(s) and glove pouch! That's important you realize 95% of fire dept calls are for EMS, so all that swag is key to success. If you have anything fire related, wear that too. Show them you're going balls-to-the-wall 110% and ready to battle a flash over at any moment.

If you realllllly want to out do everyone else, and get an automatic A, you should get a tattoo of a Maltese Cross or other FD related stuff on your arm the day before class and wear a cut off shirt. You may even get to sit in a Lay-Z-Boy recliner during lecture for that.

I recommend everyone here google image search "firefighter tattoo"

The images are absolutely priceless.

Our CAT tourniquets actually come supplied to us in cases that have belt loops.

 

[SandpitMedic]

Money shot!