After 8 years of being a stay at home dad, and upon the birth of our last child, I decided it's time to start planning on my next career. I want to be a firefighter. It's something I've wanted to do for several years, and now is the time to get to it.

I'm back in the gym 5-6 times a week. I'm eating better. And I'm enrolled in an EMT class (figure this cant' hurt my chances any). I'm looking at South Metro, Aurora and Castle Rock as my best chances. I'd love to get a gig here in Elizabeth, but with only 1/3 of their staff paid, I'm not going to hold my breath. I do expect to spend some time on a volunteer basis before getting a paid position, but the paid position is my ultimate goal.

Anyone want to shed some light on the testing/interview process? or if anyone will even be hiring this year?