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Originally Posted by az57chevy 1) Ask your conditional employer if you can go on some "ride-alongs" with other cops before the academy starts. That will give you a taste. Don't waste their time and yours if you have any doubts.
2) Get in shape NOW !!!!!! I am sure you think you are in shape but figure out what their minimum requiremenst are and exceed them!!
3) A job pays the bills. A career is a life long love affair that you don't get tired of and you rush to get to work for
4) Most cops envy the firefighters cuz they sleep on the job, work only 1 out of 3 days and they have lots of overtime ($) available - usually. Of course down side is they go inside burning buildings 
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You are wrong on #4.
Firefighters work either a 56 hour week or a 42 hour week. 56 hours is prevalent down south, in the midwest and the west coast using a three platoon system. The 42 hour schedule is prevalent in the northeast, using a 4 platoon system.
One firefighter's tour of duty ( a 24 hour shift) is the equivalent of a cop working 3 tours of duty, based on an cop's 8 hour shift. While the firefighters do have dorm rooms, the "sleep" they get is nothing like the type at home in your own bed. It's more like "catnapping". Sometimes, you do get a quiet night and a good night's rest; others, you're running from one call to another.
Most cops would be firefighters, but that can't handle the "heat", that "fear of heights" thing and climb ladders!
PS: 25 years on the job this November... and still loving it!