Personal Narrative: My Life As A Firefighter

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It was just another average summer night. I was 13 years old, sitting at home with my father. We were watching TV when I heard my favorite sound. It was the sound of my father’s volunteer firefighter pager going off. Multiple engines were being dispatched to a house fire. I looked at him with excitement as he got up running and searching for his clothes. Just before he started to leave in house, he looked back at me and said, “Well? Are you coming?” In one fluid motion, I jumped up and ran out of the house with him. After arriving on scene, I was told to wait in his truck. Being the young curious boy I was, it took only 15-20 minutes of waiting in the truck before I could not hold my curiosity back any longer. As I walked toward the …show more content…

I was looking at the people crying, and watching the neighbors trying to comfort the homeowners. As one firefighter would run over to grab a new bottle, another would head back right into danger. At that moment I knew helping people and being an outstanding leader in my community to help it build and progress, is what I wanted to do. I had no idea it would lead me to this point in my life, especially being raised by a family of firefighters. They did however, give me amazing values and traits that have carried on with me. Some of those are looking out for your fellow brother or sister, staying positive during the direst situations. Everyone is looking at you as a community leader; you set the standards, be timely, show respect to others and yourself, most of all work …show more content…

I have every opportunity to move up and progress to the top, which is my long-term goal of becoming Sheriff. I want to start by making a difference and positively influencing those around me, and any beat I patrol. After that I want to make a positive influence in my department by showing strong leadership skills and helping my department, as a whole, become stronger. Then after becoming sheriff of Merced County, I would like to make my department and community stronger by bringing both together. I will hit struggles and face difference in opinions along the way. Like my future RTO Sgt. Knight said at my very first academy orientation, “You will run into obstacle’s. Find a way around them to get the job

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