Tuesday (12 hours)

Jake's was not open for my morning caffeine, but I had some quality coffee with the guys at Franklin. I think with it being my first day I put a jinx on the shift. We had one whole call and it was about power lines that were down. I just tell myself that it's a good thing because it means everybody is OK. I did get to go to FRH with Steve to replace some of the meds on Engine 1. This week is also "Student Government Week" so some kids from the high school came over to see what it's like to be a firefighter. We set up a ladder next to the tower and practiced climbing up and repelling down. I attempted to learn the "Aussie" way (repelling upside-down). Afterwards, we took out all 8 ladders and scrubbed them down. My first day involved lots of cleaning. After dinner we did "station chores." I stuck around a little after 7 hoping that something would happen. Not so much. Friday will be good.