Why I Chose To Become A Firefighter

My plans to make this the best semester yet
At a pretty young age I discovered what I wanted to do for a career, I decided joining the fire explorer program would be beneficial for me to learn all I could to become a firefighter. In the sixth grade my mom had to call the fire department because there was a small fire in my kitchen, I remember being so fascinated and inspired that I knew I would become a firefighter. While still in high-school I was able to take my first college class which was a class preparing me for the fire academy, I was determined to pass that class despite being the youngest and having the least knowledge. I went on taking more classes at my high-school taught by the local firefighters as well as some medical classes, I was well prepared to apply to the academy. A lot has changed since high-school, I gave up on my dreams of being a firefighter and gave my spot in the academy to someone else I found that nursing was my true passion. While taking a college course while still in high-school taught me a lot, I learned that I am the only one responsible for my education, I couldn’t give excuses or just decide not to do the assignments because
I have plans in place for if my son would need me with him as well as plans to be able to continue being able to afford college, my fiancé is every very supportive with my schooling he wanted me to quit working to be able to focus on school 100% as he was able to get a new better paying job and in case of any emergency he is willing to step in and help so I don’t have to drop out of school once again. In case I do find myself needing a plan B on my career choice I do however think I will be able to drop to a lower level nurse such as an LVN instead of an RN because I have already studied a lot of the content intended for that program just in case I needed to fall back upon that