In this episode, we have Rebecca Ethington, a single mom who went through Fire Recruit Academy. She's going to talk about the mental and physical strains it took to get through a crew Academy and to get to her full-time job today.

In this episode, you will learn:
⦁The application process of fire recruit camp;
⦁Tips and tricks while taking the test;
⦁What are the things, thoughts, and emotions to be expected and in the tests;
⦁Why are first responders tend to shut down their emotions often;
⦁How to avoid mom guilt and many more!

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ABOUT THE GUEST

Rebecca Ethington
Firefighter
I am a mother of 3. I started in EMS in1994 and became a firefighter in 1998 with a local part-time department.  I graduated with a bachelor's degree in education in 1998 and began work as a public school teacher as well. I taught EMT classes during that time. I also worked for 5 years as a tech in a small emergency department.  I left teaching in 2006 after I had my first baby.  Then left Fire/ EMS in 2009 after I had my 2nd baby. I was a stay at home mom until 2018 when I returned to EMS and teaching EMS. Facing a divorce, I looked into returning to a full-time job and applied at a full time fire department and was offered the job.  It was conditional upon recertifying as a firefighter. I entered a fire recruit camp at the age of 47 and completed it last fall. I am currently working as a firefighter AEMT with that department full time. I also teach at a local university. as well as work with two smaller part-time fire departments.  I am a coordinator for the state with EMSC and teach PEPP and Handtevy for them.  I also work as an AHA instructor for  ACLS and PALS.