 Hi, my name's Tim O'Loughlin, and I'm a level one firefighter at Caroline Springs Fire Station. I've been a firefighter for six months, including my recruit course, two months outside of that. Before I was a firefighter, I was a butcher in Jilong. I decided to become a firefighter. It's a pretty unique opportunity in that you can help people. There's not a lot of jobs around that you can actually make a difference and help people out. I've worked only at Caroline Springs since I've been out of recruits. The best thing about this job is the camaraderie you have with all the other guys on station, and you all have a very similar interest, and so it's very easy to get along. So that's something that I've really enjoyed. The worst thing about the role is getting up at about two o'clock in the morning on a night shift and having to get alert and race out the door. The most important thing I've learnt is the coordination that it takes from when you get into a job and you arrive in the truck to getting out and putting your BA on, making sure you've got the right equipment that you need, and just remembering those things and making them a habit and something that you do every time. A little bit of advice I would give is if once you are selected and you know that you're in the job ahead of your recruit course, it's just to continue training. It's something that you really don't necessarily understand until you start, but it's a really hard work to really maintain your fitness and training on your theory side.