Description

In this weeks episode of Jumpseat Radio host Ryan Pennington shares some tips for beginning your fire service career in "Proby School'

Preparation 

• Mental prep 
  
• Family prep 
  
• Physical prep 
  
• Support System 
  
• Nutritional System 
  
• Hydration System 
  

Showing up 

• if you 10 minutes early, you're late 
  
• show up dressed and ready 
  
• SHAVE 
  
• BE prepared (paper pens etc0
  
• Set in the FRONT 
  
• Stand up when an officer walks in 
  
• Yes sir, no ma'am 
  

YOU KNOW NOTHING 

• Your experience does not matter 
  
• Your skills matter 
  
• Go first 
  
• Lead 
  
• be respectful and ask a question 
  
• One rep, one skill, one test. The only thing that matters is the next thing.. focus small…  Win small. 
  

Get to work 

• Proby school is not going to be easy 
  
• Time management 
  
• Wash your clothes and gear often 
  
• practice at home   
  
• Find your weakness each day and make it a strength 
  
• You are going to fail.  Don't get mad or through a fit.  
  
• Make Friends 
  

You are not in this alone 

•  Lean on  each other 
•   Support the ones who struggle cause you might be next 
•  Get each other's phone number 
•  Start a text group  or slack channel 
•  Plan to work on weekends with each other 
•  Be a part of the team.