 Hi my name is David Nightingale. Before the CFA I was an industrial lab sailor, I specialised in restoration of historical buildings around the city and a lot of confined space rescue and high-angle rescue. I run a lot, I ride a lot, I run a volunteer kids camp as well, it takes up a fair bit of my time getting all of that organised. Before I entered the CFA I had looked up a lot of information on the website and talked to other firefighters about the job itself and what it entailed. I was lucky enough to have a few friends who were involved in the CFA crew already so they were a wealth of knowledge but I found a lot more information once I had started the recruit course. It really escalated in the amount that they do and that they're involved in. The most rewarding part of the course so far I think is just learning about what we're going to be doing and the options that we have presented to us that we're able to follow and to go down. Just seeing all the different things that the CFA is involved in was a lot bigger than I ever imagined it was going to be and it's really exciting to think that no matter what decision or what I feel like I want to follow and chase that they'll be there to help me along and allow me to follow those dreams. I think the toughest part of being a firefighter will be being involved in incidents and accidents where people are hurt and injured and trying to be strong to help them through those times. I think it'll be difficult to see those sorts of things and still be able to keep a cool level head and be able to perform your job to help them in their time of need. I became a firefighter. For me I had a list of things that I wanted in a job. I wanted something where I could work outdoors, wanted something that I could be involved in the community and be a figure and still have time to be able to look at other jobs and other interests within a career as well with a lot of pathways to move up and the CFA offered all of those things so I was very excited to reply and to have gotten in.