Day 86: The End for Two

The last day of Haz-mat. The day started with a quick review for our final exam. This involved all 30 of us giving a short speech on one of the questions. We were given our topic on Wednesday and today we presented it to the class. Mine was on Flammable properties. Up I went, and a speech I gave.

After the speech and a short break, we took our test. No worries. I missed one.

After a the test, we headed to lunch. Today was Sushi at Green Life. A different crowd, but very enjoyable.

After lunch we prepared for our final practical. Again, we had a truck leak. This time, my group was in charge of decon. If you have seen the video, this involved setting up and washing the folks that had made entry to the hot (accident scene) zone. We had one entry, and then the skies opened up. We had to cut our practical short due to lightening and heavy rain. Of course the sun came out after we got the entire scene cleaned up.

After a brief de-briefing, we cleaned up and got ready to head home. It was the end of level A's, the end of fun practicals, and the end of Haz-mat.

Today, was the end of the academy for 9 of our classmates, cadets, and friends. They were sworn in as Chattanooga Firefighters and given assignments. They will be missed, but it won't be long before the rest of us will join in their ranks.

Rush, Guerrieri, Swindell, Hensley, Bishop, Battle, Bryant, Garcia and Muse...good luck, be safe, and I (as well as others I'm sure) will be praying for you every day.
See you soon...

I thought I would post this picture of a few of us at dinner the other night. This is what firefighting is all about....