Congrats Scottie!!

Scott has been slowly making his way up the paramedic/firefighter ladder. It's a process, not something you can just "walk on." Scott has taken both EMT classes, and currently holds his EMT-Advanced licence. The next step to getting accepted into the Paramedic program is to finish his core classes, which he is currently doing. However, to become a firefighter is a little more difficult. Usually the fire fighter classes, are only offered through fire departments - each fire department (for the most part) has a "fire academy." But the only way to become a part of the fire academy is to get "hired" as a volunteer. It's not just a school, where you go to class, and come home. You are required to volunteer with the fire station as well. Before the class begins, the group of hired volunteers, do some fund raisers to help fund the cost for them to take the class. It's obviously not completely desirable, because it's all volunteer for a year (sometimes more), but it's the only way to become a firefighter. The Eagle ID Fire Department started taking applications for their academy/volunteers this summer. Also, with fire, or any other law enforcement, there's a whole hiring process, which involves interviews, tests, and physical challenges. Just to become a volunteer, you have to be asked to come for an interview, and then a physical test. We were so excited when Scott made the 1st cut, and was asked for an interview. Overall the department received 300 or so, applications for this years volunteers. This was cut in half, for the interviews. Then after the interviews, it was cut down again for those asked to take the physical challenge. So we were thrilled again, when Scott was asked to take the physical challenge. The physical challenge was a timed test, involving lifting, and moving, and running heavy things....you know, the stuff fire fighters do.....I've always teased Scott that he was put on this earth to lift heavy things:) And after the physical test 20-25 people are chosen. Scott did awesome on the physical test, and was accepted into the volunteer program!! out of 300 people!! We are so excited, he can finally get that fire fighter 1 class under his belt. Congrats Scottie. The main fund raiser the volunteers do, is the haunted woods, in Eagle. So Scott has been busy building and putting together the haunted woods (I don't think he'll every get away from construction:)). He's excited to scare people, that is totally up his alley. We are working on his costume. I refuse to go. All these pictures I've posted have been from the Eagle Fire Department Open House. Every year, they open the fire station to anyone, and give demonstrations, let the kids go wild on the fire trucks, and let you play with the fire dog. There was also free hot dogs, pop, cookies, balloons, and other goodies. Scott got to help pass out the hot dogs. Spencer had a blast, and he loves fire trucks. He also loves that his dad works with fire trucks.