Beaming With Pride

Today while I was at work my cell phone rang. I looked to see who was calling and it was Bill presumably checking in from work to see how my day at work was going. When I answered the phone on the other end was a positively giddy Bill. A few weeks ago Bill applied for a Squad position on the fire department. If he got it, this would be a promotion for him. It would also take him off of working on an ambulance as a paramedic which would mean he might actually get some sleep at night when at work. He has applied for a squad position two other times in the last year and a half only to be passed over. It seems this time however things were different and today he got the call offering him the position! Of course he accepted. I am so so so proud of him. It was the first critical step up in his career path as the majority of the promotions to Captain come from the Squad positions. Bill will also keep his paramedic status current so not to lose those skills but he will no longer be assigned to an ambulance.

Bill will start his new position the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The only downside is that his promotion will take him to a new fire station located on Snelling Avenue. He has had such a great crew to work with at Station 4 and he will miss his "fire family" there but he looks forward to the new challenges awaiting him.

I am so so proud and happy for Bill!