Phil Pfister the fireman?

[chrisklavette]

I was reading an issue of MILO and it stated "The 6 foot 6 inch fireman hoisted the dumbbell overhead a total of 6 times." Is he really a fire fighter and if so from where?

[DaneGarreau]

I know he used to be, in west virginia I think.

[Ryan Brown]

I was reading an issue of MILO and it stated "The 6 foot 6 inch fireman hoisted the dumbbell overhead a total of 6 times." Is he really a fire fighter and if so from where?

He is from West VA. Not sure if he is still a fireman or not, but I know he was one.

Edit: guess Dane beat me to it :LOL:

[chrisklavette]

I'm not really sure how much traveling is done in when you are a pro strongman but I bet you could make a lot of the competitions while holding down a fire fighter gig. Lazy fire fighters hardly ever work and when they go to work they sleep and eat all day long.

[davebeers]

Lazy fire fighters hardly ever work and when they go to work they sleep and eat all day long.


When we work....we work our asses off. Some days there are only 1 or 2 calls and some days we run all night long, its very unpredictable.
Yes, firefighting is the perfect job for any strength athlete.

[Kyle]

I second Dave's comment.

I'm 99% sure Phil Pfister is a firefighter in Charleston, West Virginia.

[Tony Christopher]

I know that early in his career Phil missed a few big shows because he couldn't get time off from his job ... so he was very much a full time fire fighter.

Not sure now though.

[Ryan Bakke]

Your right dave! as a cop i am often jealous of the time the firefighters in our city have to train.....and play video games! plus with nutrition being such a big issue, it must be nice to have a loaded kitchen.

[Patrick McGuffin]

I just became a woodland fire fighter, does that count?

[chrisklavette]

When we work....we work our asses off. Some days there are only 1 or 2 calls and some days we run all night long, its very unpredictable.
Yes, firefighting is the perfect job for any strength athlete.
You know I was kidding right?

[chrisklavette]

I just became a woodland fire fighter, does that count?
It is a good start if firefighting is something you would like to do full time. Especially if you are west coast.

[Scott Porter]

You know I was kidding right?

I couldn't tell you were kidding. You need to throw a smiley guy next time.

My friend gives me a hard time too. He thinks I just sit around all day, sleep, eat, and train at the YMCA.

I just got off shift, ran 15 calls, and had 4 after midnight. Is every night like that? No. But most times I only get 4 hrs. of sleep and can't take naps in the day yet...since I'm still on probation.

I heard he was a firefighter in WV. If so, I'd guess he's an engineer or on a ladder. A man that size would go through his bottle very fast and be hard to fit into a building!

[Ryan Bakke]

hows that fine area you are working in treating you Scott? i am sure they are keeping you busy over there!

[chrisklavette]

I thought my occupation would give it away. Sorry about that. Yeah, my first day I think we had some dozen runs or so. You definitley dont get a full 8-9hours of sleep. Yeah, I am a probie until November

[Scott Porter]

hows that fine area you are working in treating you Scott? i am sure they are keeping you busy over there!

I'm working in the finest area in the city, haha, Maryvale. I think I'm the only white guy there, even my crew is hispanic and black. We seem to get at least one assault per night that we run with PD on, usually some guy getting hit by a baseball bat or beer bottle or something crazy. Have had a few fires but nothing special. Most of the Phx PD guys seem cool, but occasionally get the prick that we all want to throat punch.

[Ryan Bakke]

cool man....glad it is going well! i knew you were in maryvale and i figured you would have some assaults and soon enough a shooting or two. as far as the prick cops go, it seems like it is always the old farts that give fire a hard time...at least in our city. there is a lot of bad blood between the old fire guys and old police guys from a while back.

hey if you see the baseline rapist running around....run him over with the truck....maybe squirt him with your hose. the headline would be great for you guys....

"BASLINE RAPIST GETS HOSED BY PHOENIX FIRE"

[MarkSikora]

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[Bob Feeney]

yea, I eat, all day long, in between runs.. aside from ball breakin' work, it is a good job for recovery(most of the time)... most of our firehouses have some type of gym set up, but I never w/o there. the last thing you want to be on a job is beat up from a workout, plus runs intefere with the workout... Some days, i gotta play it by ear though. Last week, I was working my last nite work and planning on going to the gym, my first day off ,as per usual. That nite I experienced the hardest, most stubborn fire i ever encounter. 4 alarm, all interior. this thing would not go out. we were there 6 hours, all fire on the 4th and 5th floor, until it broke through the roof, apt building. I was exhausted, and just thought it wise to skip the next day workout. So sometime i gotta adjust my w/o schedual, but it's all evens out in the end

[davebeers]

yea, I eat, all day long, in between runs.. aside from ball breakin' work, it is a good job for recovery(most of the time)... most of our firehouses have some type of gym set up, but I never w/o there. the last thing you want to be on a job is beat up from a workout, plus runs intefere with the workout... Some days, i gotta play it by ear though. Last week, I was working my last nite work and planning on going to the gym, my first day off ,as per usual. That nite I experienced the hardest, most stubborn fire i ever encounter. 4 alarm, all interior. this thing would not go out. we were there 6 hours, all fire on the 4th and 5th floor, until it broke through the roof, apt building. I was exhausted, and just thought it wise to skip the next day workout. So sometime i gotta adjust my w/o schedual, but it's all evens out in the end
i'd skip workouts for a month for a fire like that! We get 90% medical calls, hell i've only seen 2 fires in 5 months.

I don't like to workout at work because i consider that my recovery day, plus the idea of mixing work and pleasure does not appeal to me.

[chrisklavette]

I don't like to lift at work for the same reasons as you guys, plus most of our workout rooms are on the second floor. I could see a barbell crashing through the ceiling on the first floor.

[Scott Porter]

Same as you guys. The only thing I'll ever do is stretch or do some light pre-hab stuff for my shoulders. A lot of times I'll hop on the treadmill to keep up my conditioning (that's for you Dan!).

Seriously though, I'd rather be fresh just in case a big fire kicks out. The other day we had a brush fire that took 2.5 hrs. with me doing most of the grunt work since my engineer stayed at the firehouse to make dinner my senior firefighter moved up. I was dehydrated in like 10 minutes since it was 110 degrees out and humid. I can't imagine doing that after a workout.

[christopher smith]

I for one have the greatest respect for FIRE FIGHTERS. Yes, next time make a silly face at the end.

[chrisklavette]

Same as you guys. The only thing I'll ever do is stretch or do some light pre-hab stuff for my shoulders. A lot of times I'll hop on the treadmill to keep up my conditioning (that's for you Dan!).

Seriously though, I'd rather be fresh just in case a big fire kicks out. The other day we had a brush fire that took 2.5 hrs. with me doing most of the grunt work since my engineer stayed at the firehouse to make dinner my senior firefighter moved up. I was dehydrated in like 10 minutes since it was 110 degrees out and humid. I can't imagine doing that after a workout.
We've always been told that you guys are on the cutting edge down there. Your chief is revered all over as a type of fire god.

[Patrick McGuffin]

The other day we had a brush fire that took 2.5 hrs. with me doing most of the grunt work since my engineer stayed at the firehouse to make dinner my senior firefighter moved up. I was dehydrated in like 10 minutes since it was 110 degrees out and humid. I can't imagine doing that after a workout.

Thats what I get to look forward too. I am on call right now.

[Bob Feeney]

where do you guys all work? i didn't realize there were so many firemen on here. i was a cop here in Philly for 3 yrs prior to switching. i loved being a cop, but I just like this better!Although PFD has a terrible record for heart attacks. Most firehouses here eat like shit. when I cook ,I try to keep it healty. People here wonder why so many heart attacks. we(in general) eat crap, don't workout, and then have to go from zero to 1000 in a second. I mean really, it doesn't take rocket science to figure out why so mant heart attacks here. I get irritated when i think about it. But I can't change anyones eatting or workout habbits(or lack there of), so oh well. The more time, and fires I go on the more i realize you gotta pace yourself more. I'm in a ladder so we get all the grunt/bull work. the way I look at it is Engine work is a sprint-shoot in a put water on the fire. Ladder work is a marathon

sorry for my rant. this shit bugs me to no end

[chrisklavette]

I work in Minnesota. During academy they kept telling us about how the majority of fire fighter deaths are from heart attacks. Well, the majority of the population dies from heart attacks. We are simply reflecting society. I definitley agree with you. It is disheartening to see fire fighters who eat crap and don't work out. All you can really do is continue to be a good role model and hope to god others follow. Once I get a chance to bid a rig/station I am going for ladder first and foremost.

[Bob Feeney]

just my opinion, but I think every firefighter should start off on a engine. Simply, b/c your officer can be near you most of the time( ladder work in more individual, we go are own separate way here, 'cept for the driver and tillerman who head to the roof). Being in a good working Engine before a ladder you will appreciate what a good ladder company is. If they take their time ventilating, you'll be hugging the floor, and won't beable to see shit, b/c the smoke won't lift. I dunno, just my opinion, I only have 3.5 yrs on so I don't know much, but it's just something I agree with. Shit ,Philly is so cheap, we just got thermal imag. cams 2 yrs ago, before that everything, searches... were done by feel. Just to give you what my idea of a bad ladder company is. In Philly, on a full box we send 1st and 3rd in engines to the front, 2nd, and 4th in Engine to the rear, 1st in ladder to the front, 2nd the the rear. Tactical box is only 2 engines and 2 ladders. well, i was the S&R guy on this one dwelling fire. I was doing a search, and lets just say needed to get out right away, so i make my way to the rear bedroom, stairs were inaccessible. There were no ladders put up to the windows, so i had to tie off and bail out of the window. that shit pisses me off. Just as I made it down the second in ladder was coming around. 2nd in ladder's primary job, right off the bat is laddering the rear. Let's just say we had a few words after that bullshit. So, appreciate those good, hard working ladder companies out there :)

[chrisklavette]

Here in St. Paul we have to be in the "pool" (some call it tramping) for at least 2 years before you can bid a rig. So you, get a good feel of both the engines and the ladders.

[Bob Feeney]

oh that sounds cool. wish we did something like that. we just get assigned an egine or ladder out of fire school. but we do cross train though.

[chrisklavette]

A guy who lives in the same tent as me works for Boston FD and he says that his first day on the job they made him a driver. Now that is F'ing nuts

[Bob Feeney]

I was tillering my first week,lol we gotta get tiller qualidied b4 we can get driver qualifed. but the engine guys drive their first week.

[Josh Kamins]

Well I may not be a fireman, but I do watch Rescue Me, so I'm obviously just as cool as you guys. :T: Actually, much respect. If I wasn't trying to do the Med School thing, fireman would be at the top of my list.

[chrisklavette]

I was tillering my first week,lol we gotta get tiller qualidied b4 we can get driver qualifed. but the engine guys drive their first week.
How do you learn your maps that fast?

[chrisklavette]

Well I may not be a fireman, but I do watch Rescue Me, so I'm obviously just as cool as you guys. :T: Actually, much respect. If I wasn't trying to do the Med School thing, fireman would be at the top of my list.
Hey, you can reed, rihte and spall gooder than a lots of people. Plus you are into strongman. You would make an excellent firefighter

[Barry Perkins]

Phil is still a fireman in south charleston, wv ....

[chrisklavette]

Phil is still a fireman in south charleston, wv ....
That is awesome

[Bob Feeney]

How do you learn your maps that fast?


Tillering the ladder ,doesn't matter, b/c i'm steering the rear. By the time I got tiller qualed i was pretty good with my local. The engine guys though, the more experienced guys help them out. Plus it's more driver training,everyday that helps, then studying(at least for me). There's only 2 guys on my platoon that are fully qualifed right now, so me and the other guy swap out week to week driving and tillering.

[chrisklavette]

Tillering the ladder ,doesn't matter, b/c i'm steering the rear. By the time I got tiller qualed i was pretty good with my local. The engine guys though, the more experienced guys help them out. Plus it's more driver training,everyday that helps, then studying(at least for me). There's only 2 guys on my platoon that are fully qualifed right now, so me and the other guy swap out week to week driving and tillering.
We don't have tillers in St. Paul. Looks like fun though. Like Kramer on Seinfeld

[Bob Feeney]

oh you only a straight apparatus. yea, well i work downtown, so Tiller ladders come in handy. We can get down most streets. Tillering is the best spot on the ladder. I see the smoke first, and all the women wave to me first,lol

[chrisklavette]

oh you only a straight apparatus. yea, well i work downtown, so Tiller ladders come in handy. We can get down most streets. Tillering is the best spot on the ladder. I see the smoke first, and all the women wave to me first,lol
Completely opposite of being in the back of a phone booth

[MarkSikora]

Alright, I let this thread go on long enough w/o adding my .02 cents.

16 years San Francisco Fire Dept.

Last 9.5 at Station 3.

Last 1.5 on truck

Before that 8 years on E3.

2004- E3 busiest engine in America

2005 E3 busiest again, truck #3 truck.

Next door to firehouse- pot club

Next door to that- 3 story transvestite bar.

gotta go, just got run.

see ya

Mark

[JEFF VANCO]

yea, I eat, all day long, in between runs.. aside from ball breakin' work, it is a good job for recovery(most of the time)... most of our firehouses have some type of gym set up, but I never w/o there. the last thing you want to be on a job is beat up from a workout, plus runs intefere with the workout... Some days, i gotta play it by ear though. Last week, I was working my last nite work and planning on going to the gym, my first day off ,as per usual. That nite I experienced the hardest, most stubborn fire i ever encounter. 4 alarm, all interior. this thing would not go out. we were there 6 hours, all fire on the 4th and 5th floor, until it broke through the roof, apt building. I was exhausted, and just thought it wise to skip the next day workout. So sometime i gotta adjust my w/o schedual, but it's all evens out in the end

I have much respect for you guys.

[Mac Smith]

Mad love for your firefighters!!!! My uncle was the deputy fire chief of Philadelphia in the 80's he retired in the late 80's after being diagnosed with leukemia and he died in 1990. He was my favorite uncle and one of my heroes in life!! Y'all keep doin what you do, you are still heroes to most of us!!!

[chrisklavette]

2004- E3 busiest engine in America

2005 E3 busiest again, truck #3 truck.

Next door to firehouse- pot club

Next door to that- 3 story transvestite bar.

Mark
So, it really IS work hard play hard where you are at?