Firefighter

Two years ago Mitch left his desk job at Robbins Gioia to pursue a career as a Fireman for Prince William County. He began training in January'06 with Recruit Class 2006-1. With six months of intense physical and mental training our world was turned upside down. Early morning good-byes, late dinners, and a tired husband studying until it was time to go to bed. And then it started all over again the next day:) Although, it was a bit stressful at the times, we both looked forward to the end result. It was, also, fun hearing about training, fellow recruits, and the antics of the day.
In June of 2006, Mitch and his recruit class had their Final Burns. These are held at the Prince William County Fire and Rescue . Families are invited to watch the recruit class run drills with an actual burning building. My mother and Mitch's father were in attendance. The class ran several incidents with sirens blaring and fires blazing. It was exciting to see Mitch and his fellow recruits in action.

A few days later, on June 16th-Mitch graduated. Mitch's parents, his uncle Carl , and Momma Milchak were all there to celebrate Mitch and his fellow recruits accomplishments. Mitch was asked to give a speech on behalf of all the recruits in his class. We were all very proud.

Fast forward to today...

Mitch has been enojoying his new career. He was moved to shift work after working days during his probation period. After completing his first year of probation, he was trained and turned over as a driver.

He loves what he is doing and is always excited to come home and tell me about his day. He has a wonderful support system with the fire department. It is like being part of a very, very large extended family. As mentioned several posts ago, they are always there to help. A few recruit class friends and several fellow shift workers showed up to move us into our new home. It is wonderful to have people you can count on and who you know are there for you. It is a wonderful thing to know Mitch is part of a group such as this.

This January marks two years with the Prince William Fire and Rescue. Congratulations, babe!