Fire Fighting Tales from Rural Maine: Weight

When I started at Fire Academy, I weighed the same as this guy...so, yeah. This was me. You would not believe the crap I can do or how long I can do it with 276 pounds on my frame! And you can now possibly understand why I got excited when I lost 17 pounds early on in my Academy journey! You can't shrink the size of your gear, but if you can take 17 pounds of excess weight off your body...you can carry more handtools more easily. ;-)

Photo courtesy of Professional Fire Fighters of Concord, NH.