Kelly Day

Most firemen across the country get what's called a Kelly Day or K-Day. This is basically your day off inside of your 7 shift rotation. You work 6-24 hour shifts then get the 7th one off in a 21 day cycle. The reason for this is due to our schedule and the amount of hours worked in a pay period. This day off reduces the hours below the amount required to get paid for overtime. Mine is on Monday. Everyone has their favorites but as they say, there isn't a bad Kelly Day! I look forward to my K-Day but when your on it you wish you were at work with your crew. You hope that they don't catch any work while your gone. There's nothing worse than missing a good job (fire) and your crew was there without you. But that's the chances you take when your on Vacation or Kelly Day. It's the luck of the draw...

Smell of Smoke

Well here's the deal. I have a lot to say about allot of things, so what better place to say it than right here. I can't afford my own web page and I don't have my own cable TV show so this will have work for now. This blog will mostly focus on my job and what I have learned over the last 20 years or so. I will talk about everything and anything Fire Department related. I love FIRE and I'm not ashamed to say it! I like to teach, train and burn. I like to pre-fire plan buildings and go over what I would do in case a certain situation happens. I like to have a plan in my head with several backups ready to go. A good officer always has a backup plan! I am always thinking of different ways to approach things in the fire service. Most do not agree with what I think and say, but that's OK. I learned along time ago that I can pick up something useful or even lifesaving from the most senior Fire Chief down to the newest firefighter recruit. I just want to share ideas and thoughts and exchange information with those with similar interest. Look forward to hearing from you. Keep safe & train hard...MG