Blog 4: Interview Preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  Why?
Well for my interview I plan on interviewing my Fire Explorer teacher, Mr. Castellano. My reason behind why I chose him to question would be because he is a Firefighter and has been for a numerous amount of years and one thing that I admire of him is that he is able to keep his job close, but his family closer. He is also a very down to earth type of person, he may not seem very old, but by next year he'll be retired as a Fireman.

2.  You have to ask 5 questions.  What additional questions do you plan to ask? 
Well along with the 5 questions we are given to ask, I plan on asking Fireman Castellano many different type of questions. Some personal, while some are just for fun to get an understanding his love for his job. If we begin to get awkward and not talking so much I'll have a set of open ended questions ready so that way I can get him to talk and make me feel like he isn't going to stop.

Topic Choice and Semester 1 ESLR Goals

1.  List your topic here: Firefighting

2.  What do you plan to do this year to show growth in each of the ESLRs?  Be specific and use an example.  Examples can come from senior project, model assembly, core, and/or participation in senior class ASB or other organizations on campus (clubs etc).

To show growth in each of the ESLR this year I am going to do whatever needs to be done to better myself to becoming a great firefighter. For example while in the Explorers program I have learned to become very consistent with the tasks I am given and became extremely more respectful to people around me. So while in senior project, I am going to show everyone that firefighting isn't just about putting out fires. It's about being a good person and if I want people to understand that, I must demonstrate it myself.

Summer Mentorship Component

1. 

7/7/2013	5 Hours	Meeting with parents and mentor. Physical training in the morning, including running multiple miles and various workouts and then introduced into the skill of hose lacing.	5 Hours
7/13/2013	5 Hours	With mentor and others selling tacos to different people at Pomona's Eagle Lodge. Hoested by Explorers Post 15.	10 Hours
7/14/2013	5 Hours	Started off the day with PT, physical training, then once that finished I was tought the ways of the rope. Learning various rope ties and learning different parts of the B.A's, breathing apperatices.	15 Hours

2. Cye Castellano

Ccastell@Fire.Lacounty.Gov

3. 

• Is this something I really want to do?     
• When is the next academy?
• How can I convince my mentor I am ready?

4. Discipline is key to success because without it we'd all be sloppy in what we do. 
  
   
5. It convinced me that I did want to peruse a career as a Fireman because it was something that did catch my attention.