CANADIAN female firefighter calendar!!

[shelli]

:D
Has anyone had a chance to check out the new Firechix calendar?! It's wicked!
The girls are awesome and they are from all over Canada. This year they are supporting Riskwatch and MS, but are also using it as a fundraiser for volunteer fire departments.....good idea!!
Check it out at www.firechix.com
Cheers!

[scooter_13]

sweet pics ;)

[Michael13]

yup i got mine.

[wannabe]

hmmm... I wonder if being in one of those calendars is good for your career? Me don't think so....

[colin911]

How could it hurt your career? The men do it ... so why not females?

[wannabe]

I don't know Colin... just a gut feeling I guess. Of course there aren't supposed to be any "double standards" but in reality there are.

I just think as a female in the fire service if you want to be taken seriously this isn't the way to go about it. I'm talking if you have any ambition to be promoted to any leadership role in the future.

Don't get me wrong... I'm not complaining or implying anything negative about the women in the calendar. Not at all. They look very beautiful and they are doing it for a great cause. This isn't a put-down.

I just had to ask myself " hmmm...would I be in that calendar?" and my answer came out as a no. I wouldn't risk my hard earned career that way.

Paula

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Now that you have me thinking about it...guys can make themselves look dumb too. Like one of my hometown firefighters who took a LOA to go on a strip tour or something. I'm sure you all have heard about it. What a boob...

Yeah... the guy is real "Chief" material LOL

[colin911]

Yeah I did hear about the fellow doing a strip show... thought it was an firehall rumour!
Anyway, I can kind of see your point in there being a double standard, but as you said its for a good cause. And besides, by the time you would ever be up for a promotion where marks aren't the only thing you're judged on, it will have all been forgotten.
When you get on, and by the sounds of your other posts it's likely ... try it out, it's lots of fun, trust me!!

Colin

[wannabe]

Originally posted by colin911

Anyway, I can kind of see your point in there being a double standard, but as you said its for a good cause. And besides, by the time you would ever be up for a promotion where marks aren't the only thing you're judged on, it will have all been forgotten.

I guess you're right Colin... I'd be a long time in the ranks before anything like this would matter.

When you get on, and by the sounds of your other posts it's likely ... try it out, it's lots of fun, trust me!!

Colin

Ah! You sound like you talk from experience... yeah, looks like fun. If you put the hard work into being in shape...why not?

Thanks for the vote... I'll get there... it's all worth it to be able to work around the calibre of people who make it.

best,
Paula

[Whitewater_419]

Regarding it affecting your career - I would guess that that depends on your hall / force. One of our TF's is female and there's nothing about her that wouldn't be taken seriously. (I.e. she's a firefighter - gender is irrelevant because she does the job just like the rest of us)

I think the cause is a good one - I'm a parent of a severley handicapped child, as well as a diabetic daughter, so it's nice to see groups and organizations come up to the line for those who can't help themselves as well.

[JGallagher]

Is there any where on the web to see it?

[Grasshopper]

It's ok with me as long as you don't forget what it is meant for. Where I come from it is done for fundraising for a childrens hospital in the burns unit

[Sparky2004]

I am all for female firefighter calenders for charity. But do they all have to be 'hot chicks'?

[Red_Devil]

Well its all up to your preception, personally I think they dont say lets just put in as you say "hot chicks" if you look at the calendars the women in it are women in the fire service thats all i see, yes they are good looking but what female isnt!

[Sparky2004]

Hey, I'm just pissed off because no one asked me,......... LOL!!

[Red_Devil]

Well i think part of the preresiquite is you have to be a firefighter, hence the name female firefighters........

[Whitewater_419]

Hey, I've got an idea:

Put ME in one of the firefighter calendars!

This way, people will pay you large sums of money to take the calendars away and never, ever show them again - Should have enough money for a new tanker in no time :) :) :)

(It's Friday and I'm glad the work week is over :)

[Sparky2004]

Originally posted by Red_Devil
Well i think part of the preresiquite is you have to be a firefighter, hence the name female firefighters........

You are a devil aren't you? :p

[Red_Devil]

just doing my job and livng up to the name! hehehehehehehe

[Sparky2004]

I think that you should just change your user name to 'Satan'.:p

[wilderness]

Hey we took part in this, raising money and all
seems to be working for us, so we will take part again
next year...... PS Shelli you rule!!!!!!!

[wilderness]

OOh YEA!!!!

Sparky you should apply for next year that pic of you and SPARKY
is just too funny