Posted: 12/14/2010 12:24:29 PM EDT
| Ok I am thinking of applying for colorado springs fire dept. I just have a few questions as I am kind of just cherry picking jobs places I would like to be since I am already a fire fighter it isnt that pressing like i need a job now and I saw co springs was testing. So my questions are is the cost of living pretty high in the springs? Does colorado allow SBR or sound supressors, and are there a lot of places to shoot out in that area? Thanks for your input in advance as I am torn between washington state and colorado but would love to live in either place. |
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Ok I am thinking of applying for colorado springs fire dept. I just have a few questions as I am kind of just cherry picking jobs places I would like to be since I am already a fire fighter it isnt that pressing like i need a job now and I saw co springs was testing. So my questions are is the cost of living pretty high in the springs? Does colorado allow SBR or sound supressors, and are there a lot of places to shoot out in that area? Thanks for your input in advance as I am torn between washington state and colorado but would love to live in either place. Cant speak for the cost of living, but all class 3 toys are legal here. There are a fair # of places to shoot in and around the springs area. |
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Also, in WA state, while legal to own a suppressor, you can not legally attach to your firearm. In CO, we have no such nonsense.
However, getting a job in fire dept in Colo Springs I think would be tremendously difficult right now. Budgets are in deep trouble... |
| I received and email from there HR person and she said they are hiring 21 I guess but i need to inquire and make sure these are permanent positions and not ones that are being filled from grant money. So hopefully they are permanent positions and i will be coming out from the 5th-9th. |
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http://www.bestplaces.net/col/
Check that link out, enter in what you make in Cedar Falls, and it will tell you what you have to make here to live comparable. From what I ran, its about a wash between the two. From Oklahoma, I found housing to be the biggest difference in expense, and not a huge different at that when renting. Iowa from what I remember, as most northern states, its a little more expensive up there, especially the increased car repairs due to the salt they use, extreme cold weather and winters they see(utilities), etc. |