Welcome to Sandy Fire, Jason!

Jason has worked for Pleasant Grove Fire for almost 4 years now. It's been a great experience, but we decided that it was time for him to begin testing for other departments to see if he could gain even more. So, he tested for Sandy fire, and was accepted onto their Volunteer department! This is especially exciting because they only hire their full time guys from the volunteer list. The department had a really nice program a few weeks ago to swear in the new guys. It was really neat, and helped us feel like part of the team. In the 4 hours that Jason went on his ride along there, he went on 3 calls, so I know he's going to be super busy and it's going to be a great experience! It's also fun because they transport to IMC now and again, so perhaps ONE DAY he might have to transport an aneurysm to me in Thoracic. Ok, that's a long shot, but that's the ONLY way we ever see the paramedics in our unit. :)

Jason will work at least 24 hours a month in Sandy, and has several training opportunities each month as well. I think it's going to be a really great fit for our family. Now if we could only find a way to teleport ourselves from Utah County to Salt Lake County to do without the commute....

Hazen enjoyed most of the swearing in ceremony. Well, until he realized that Daddy would be getting a "shiny badge", and Hazen wouldn't. It's 3 weeks later and I'm still hearing about how much he wants a shiny badge like Dad's! Can't wait for the fun stories I'll hear from Jason about all he does at Sandy.