opinion
Well this is kinda off the topic but I guess it still has a little to do with fear.
I know feeling, I am well I was until a month ago a volunteer firefighter. About 2 months ago I had a situation to where I taken by ambulance to the hospital while fighting a structure fire. I was treated for heat exhaustion and a little dehydration (the temp outside was only 75 degrees but add fire heat and smoke). Anyways many of fellow firefighters begin to doubt my ability to do the job, and it was a question of my reliability. So I resigned stating "my job needed to come first" that's true, but that's not the reason why I quit. resigned because I was questioning my abiliity to do the job. I know I can do the job, but there's always that little thing in the back of your mind saying "can I do it" "can I succeed". I think fear can be a good thing and bad thing. Good thing because it causes you to really think hard and take seriously whatever you want to accomplish. Bad because It can also make you do something your gonna regret. In my case I know I can do the job, I just made a simple mistake. But I resigned because of my fear of what others thought. That's an important thing in this line of work. But I think ultimiatly it's what you think you can do that counts.
Promotions are always scary. But I see it as making a mistake on a fire line. You either do it or you dont. But either way a little fear can be a good thing, too much can do damage.
Just my opinion.
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Mike
Senior Chief Instructor
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