User:Oldhotshot

Oldhotshot is a term derived from the word hotshot. A Hotshot is the term used to describe the elite of the wildland firefighters. A Hotshot Crew is a Category 1 Interagency Fire Crew... the most highly trained and mobile as a unit to go kick a fire's ass in any terrain, district, forest, or any agency's jurisdiction. A Hotshot gets more fire experience in one fire season than a municipal firefighter or county firefighter can ever hope to get in an entire fire career. This Old Hotshot is also a retired Orange County Firefighter who worked at Fire Station 22 in Laguna Hills for over two years before he ended his career with the fire service. One year at Station 22 (the busiest fire station in the State of California [at the time] and the fifth busiest in the entire Nation) gives a firefighter more experience than the average firefighter can ever hope to get in an entire fire career. Oldhotshot also worked at Orange County Fire Station 15 and at that time Fire Station 15 was the engine company designated for training on a department wide level. Oldhotshot trained many of Orange County's Firefighters during his career. Oldhotshot therefore has earned his right to be called Oldhotshot and though he has put his body, mind, and soul to over a lifetime worth of Firefighting Experience and wear and tear... at 51 years old he still has the strength and stamina to put many a young man to shame. Oldhotshot has proven this during his recent incarceration in the California State Prison - L.A.C. You might be asking yourself, "what was oldhotshot doing in prison?" By my third prison term I was still asking myself that same question. Could it be that this firefighter was addicted to the adrenalin rush with living life on the edge or maybe it was Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? I don't know, but it is definately something I'd label as "crazy." The Department of Public Social Services doesn't recognize my problem either. The question I am asking is where do I go from here? I am open to suggestions. I am  AUGUST 18, 2019 Here I am eleven years later and now I have been diagnosed with PTSD. I returned to the workforce in 2011 through a few programs, "Veterans in Progress," "Veteran's First," and the VA's Vocational Rehab Therapy (VRT) program. I was able to work another six years, but couldn't handle the fight against discrimination and my body paid it's toll. I am now waiting on a decision from SSA for Disability Insurance (SSDI). I fought the law and the law won, but I am still Oldhotshot. oldhotshot@hotmail.com, oldhotshot@gmail.com, and oldhotshot@yahoo.com. I am still fighting.