Six Tips to Prepare Yourself for the Fire Academy
By O2X On-Site Specialist Conner Freeland
Successfully graduating from a fire academy is one of the most rewarding but challenging times in a person’s life. Although it’s difficult to truly be ready for the rigors of a fire academy, preparing as best you can will surely help. Being a human performance specialist for O2X has allowed me the opportunity to coach and mentor 10 recruit classes through the process of becoming probationary firefighters within the Washington D.C. Fire & EMS Department. Through their successes and failures, I’ve put together the six most mission-critical points to focus on before starting the process…
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O2X Human Performance provides comprehensive, science-backed programs to hundreds of public safety departments, federal agencies, and the military. O2X works with clients to elevate culture, improve mental and physical wellbeing, support healthy lifestyles, and reduce healthcare costs associated with injuries and illnesses. Driven by results and cutting edge research, O2X programs are designed and delivered by a team of Special Operations veterans, high level athletes, and hundreds of leading experts in their respective fields of human performance.
