Repost from nmartin33 • Riding fire trucks to a reported structure fire is fun, I don’t care who you are! 🤷🏻‍♂️🚒🚨 Even if it doesn’t turn out to be working, that box alarm dispatch still gets you going. 🫀 A few thoughts for when that box drops... 1️⃣ Get out the door QUICK! You can’ make up time on the road. Move like it was your address that just came over the vocal. 🏃🏻‍♂️ 2️⃣ KNOW where you are going. Study your area. Learn your streets and running routes in advance so you don’t have to waste time looking at maps or playing on your phone. 🗺️ 3️⃣Come off the rig, ready to go to WORK. At a minimum, everything but your mask on, the right way! Gloves, on your hands. Radio, right channel. Light, on you. Tools in hand. 👨🏻‍🚒 4️⃣ Always assume its a FIRE! Every reported fire is the worst fire of your career until proven otherwise. Prepare and act accordingly - like you would for your family. 🔥 One of my favorite things about my position on my department is I still get to g...