RITS Origin
What department was on the first episode of RITS?
a. Cosumnes
b. Alameda County
c. Cal-JAC EMT Academy
d. Fremont
d. Fremont
"Lots of people dream of becoming a firefighter, but your habits need to be in line with that dream."
a. Captain Anthony Bargiacchi, Novato
b. Mitch De Anda, FCTC
c. Deputy Fire Chief Robert Logan, San Diego
d. Captain Jason Shanley, San Diego
c. Deputy Fire Chief Robert Logan - San Diego
Which RITS department and panelist went viral on TikTok?
a. Curtis Jacobson, Fremont
b. Karl Mickelson, San Jose FD
c. Sean Burrows, Alameda County
d. Joseph Donnelly, Glendale
b. Karl Mickelson, San Jose FD
Captain Jason Shanley
a. Cal-JAC EMT Academy
b. Cosumnes
c. San Diego
d. San Jose
c. San Diego Fire-Rescue
Which department had a "RITS on the Road"?
a. Fremont
b. Glendale
c. Ontario
d. Vacaville
d. Vacaville
Who came up with the name Recruitment in the Spotlight?
a. Yvonne
b. La Sauna
c. Jay
d. Tierney
c. Jay
"Visiting a station is like the best advice I could give - cause that's where you're right in it, talking to the people that are actually doing it right now."
a. Firefighter Paramedic Gilberto Gonzalez, Cosumnes
b. Firefighter Chad Arberg, San Diego
c. Engineer Shane Baker, Glendale
d. Firefighter/EMT Karl Mickelson, San Jose
d. Firefighter/EMT Karl Mickelson, San Jose
How many panelists were on the Alameda County RITS?
a. 8
b. 10
c. 4
d. 3
a. 8
Fire Engineer Dana Hill
a. Mountain View
b. Orange County
c. San Diego
d. Novato
a. Mountain View Fire Department
What was the last department to have a RITS episode filmed at the FCTC studio?
a. Alameda County
b. Alameda City
c. Cosumnes
d. Cal-JAC EMT Academy
b. Alameda City Fire Department
What was the first department that was live-streamed on the Becoming a Firefighter YouTube Channel?
a. Alameda City
b. Ontario
c. San Diego
d. Vacaville
a. Alameda City Fire Department
"Regardless of your age, regardless of where you're at in life, you can be successful in this process even if you're just starting."
a. Kelsey Westfall, Cal-JAC EMT Academy
b. Captain Greg Biddle, Cosumnes
c. Engineer Eric Zaragoza, Ontario
d. Firefighter Paramedic Alex Vandewark, Vacaville
c. Engineer Eric Zaragoza, Ontario
How many episodes did Yvonne host?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
c. 3
Firefighter Paramedic Nicole Scott
a. Mountain View
b. Alameda County
c. Novato
d. Ontario
c. Novato Fire Department
Which department had Careless Whisper as their pre-RITS pump jam?
a. San Diego
b. Orange County
c. Novato
d. Mountain View
c. Novato Fire Department
What month/year did RITS first stream on the Becoming a Firefighter YouTube channel?
a. March 2020
b. April 2021
c. April 2022
d. March 2021
c. April 2022
"Part of our job is almost being a psychologist. You go on these calls and they're not anybody's good day."
a. Engineer Dana Hill, Mountain View
b. Firefighter Paramedic Shannon Thompson, Mountain View
c. Engineer David Menza, Mountain View
d. Chief Melton Wong, Mountain View
a. Engineer Dana Hill, Mountain View
Which department had the shortest episode of RITS?
a. Alameda City
b. Ontario
c. Chula Vista
d. Glendale
a. Alameda City Fire Department
Battalion Chief Ray McQueen
a. San Diego
b. Orange County
c. San Jose
d. Vacaville
b. Orange County Fire Authority
Which artist made La Sauna's pre-RITS pump-up jam? (La Sauna only gets points if she can name Mikayla's)
a. Eminem
b. Beyonce
c. Victoria Monet
d. Taylor Swift
a. Eminem
Which department was the first to be in FIRESTAR's studio for RITS post-flood?
a. San Jose
b. Ontario
c. National City
d. Glendale
b. Ontario
"Do not wait until you get the job offer to start working out... Don't wait until you're ready to apply or ready to get hired to start figuring it out"
a. Firefighter Paramedic Shannon Thompson, Mountain View
b. Firefighter Paramedic Ryan Carlyle, Orange County
c. Yvonne de la Peña, Cal-JAC
d. Engineer Ryan Hamilton, Novato
b. Firefighter Paramedic Ryan Carlyle, Orange County
Which department has the most views on YouTube?
a. San Jose
b. San Diego
c. Alameda County
d. Orange County
d. Orange County Fire Authority
Firefighter Paramedic Andy Galvan
a. Chula Vista
b. Glendale
c. Novato
d. Alameda City
b. Glendale Fire Department
What are the three panelists from San Jose who aren't Karl?
a. Engineer Chris Berry, Firefighter Trevor Halliburton, and Firefighter Adolfo Osuna,
b. Firefighter Di-an Duong, Firefighter Paramedic Ryan Carlyle, and Firefighter Lynda Morales
c. Firefighter Trevor Halliburton, Engineer Neil Gamboa, and Engineer Eric Zaragoza
d. Captain Joshua Padron, Captain Jesse Allread, and Firefighter Di-an Duong
d. Captain Joshua Padron, Captain Jesse Allread, and Firefighter Di-an Duong