Start Here
Welcome to the Brotherhood. Quick walkthrough of how OYS works and what to do first. 10 minutes. Don't skip it.
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Find Fire Department Positions
Stay ahead of the hiring process by finding current firefighter job openings in one place. This classroom is updated with open recruitments from departments across the region, including application deadlines, testing dates, hiring information, and direct application links. Stop searching multiple websites and never miss an opportunity to apply for your next fire department position.
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Resume Examples
Your resume is often your first impression. This course includes a firefighter-specific resume template designed to help you organize your experience, certifications, education, and accomplishments into a clean, professional format. Follow the examples, customize it to your background, and build a resume that stands out before you ever step into the interview room.
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CPAT Overview
Understand exactly what the CPAT demands before test day. This course breaks down all eight events, explains what each station is designed to measure, and shows you how to prepare with purpose. Learn where candidates lose the most time, what physical qualities matter most, and how the Own Your Shift Method builds the strength, endurance, and confidence to help you pass your CPAT on your first attempt.
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Biddle Overview
Prepare for the Biddle Physical Ability Test with a structured approach built around the actual demands of the job. This classroom breaks down the Biddle test, explains each movement, and teaches the pacing, strength, endurance, and work capacity needed to perform at your best. Learn what to expect, avoid common mistakes, and train with purpose so you can arrive on test day confident, prepared, and ready to succeed.
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Shop OYS Gear 🔥
You're more than a member—you're part of the method.
If Own Your Shift has helped you become stronger, more confident, or more prepared, consider supporting the mission by picking up some OYS gear.
Every purchase helps us continue serving firefighters and future firefighters everywhere. Wear it proudly.
You Go, We Go.
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🔥 The Fire Recruit Blueprint
Everything I wish I knew before becoming a firefighter. This book combines years of experience, training, and coaching into one resource to help you prepare for the academy, pass the physical tests, master the interview, and start your career with confidence. If you're serious about earning the badge, this is where you start.
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1-on-1 Coaching — 30 Minutes, $100
Need personalized coaching? Schedule a private 1-on-1 session to prepare for your next fire department interview. Whether you want a full recorded mock interview with detailed feedback or need guidance on resumes, station visits, CPAT, the Biddle, academy prep, nutrition, fitness, or anything related to the fire service, this session is built around your goals. Get personalized coaching and leave with a clear plan to move forward.
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🎯 1-on-1 Hot Seat with Will Vasquez
Get personalized interview coaching with veteran firefighter Will Vasquez.
This 1-on-1 Hot Seat includes a realistic mock oral interview, common firefighter interview questions, honest feedback, and live Q&A.
Improve your confidence, communication, body language, and answer structure so you're fully prepared for your next fire department interview. Come ready to learn, improve, and get hired.
You Go, We Go.
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Shift Performance
The 12-week strength and conditioning system built for 24-hour shifts. No fixed days. Pick up where you left off. Three levels every session — you choose based on how you actually feel that day. Built by a firefighter. For firefighters.
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Fire Recruit Prep
Walk into the academy ready.
12 weeks. 4 phases. Built for the real demands of CPAT and academy PT — stair climbs, hose drags, carries, and sustained work under load.
A Shift — Lower body, knees, core
B Shift — Aerobic engine, running
C Shift — Shoulders, upper body, trunk
D Shift — Fireground work capacity
Three levels every session. Choose where you are — not where you want to be.
The recruits who get hurt go too hard too early. Build the base. Do the work. Own Your Shift.
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Her Shift
Her Shift.
Because while we're on ours, she's running hers — 24 hours of solo parenting, missed dinners, decisions made alone, and holding it all together.
This space is for the wives, girlfriends, and partners of firefighters. Real talk, real community, and support from women who actually live this life.
The shift schedule works both of us. You're not alone. Own Your Shift.
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Nutrition Foundation
Your weekly fuel guide — built for firefighters and shift workers.
Every Sunday: a full meal plan matched to your A/B/C/D/E shifts. No calorie counting. No food scale.
Protein = palm. Carbs = cupped hand. Fats = thumb. Veggies = fist.
More output = more carbs. Less output = fewer. Protein stays high every day. Keto swap column on every plan. Crew dinners for 4.
Fuel the training. Fuel the job. Own Your Shift.
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🚒 OYS SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT — J5 FIRELIDS
Proud to have J5 FireLids supporting the Own Your Shift community! A firefighter-owned business serving the fire service since 2011, J5 specializes in handcrafted helmet padding and custom lids built for comfort, fit, and personal style. Supporting Own Your Shift also means supporting the firefighters and small businesses that give back to our profession. Check them out and support those who support the fire service! 🚒🔥
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🚒 FIREFIGHTER WRITTEN EXAM PREP
Prepare for the firefighter written exam with focused lessons and practice covering math, word problems, reading comprehension, mechanical reasoning, situational judgment, memory, logic, video-based scenarios, and timed testing. Build your confidence, improve your speed and accuracy, and learn strategies to help you perform under pressure. Prepare now so when the opportunity comes, you’re ready.
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