What Makes A Firefighter?

Spending twelve successful years as a wild-land firefighter, I am here to share few thoughts about this adventurous career. Well, you might be wondering why I called this career as adventurous? I know sky-diving, trekking, bungee-jumping are adventurous things but believe me, job of firefighters is more than that. We are risk takers and there is nothing more adventurous than taking risks. After all, accessing areas engulfed by fire, running and hiking with heavy equipments, making ways through the thick smoke, rescuing people and animals, stitching wounds, clearing blocked airways, etc. isn't a simple task. I still get goose bumps remembering those days. Through this blog, I would like to share important details with you about this profession. Like how to be a wild-land firefighter? How much they earn? What are the

Fire service personnel, regardless of rank have a duty to protect life and property from fire and other hazards. Other duties include carrying out risk assessments, enforcing fire legislation and educating the community. The fire fighters duties include attending emergency incidents, dealing with fires, flooding, chemical spillages, terrorist incidents and checking water hydrants. All members will need to be disciplined correctly to carry out every aspect of being a fire fighter.

Being a firefighter is everything to me; it’s my dream job. I cannot wait to embark my lifelong career as a firefighter. I’m even more excited to learn about how to be a firefighter through amazing firefighter who I look up to and hope one day I’ll have as much experience as Chief Harris. The rewards of being a firefighter are like no other, the brotherhood is the life I chose, and I hope to have a positive impact on people in the community I will serve as a

Ever since I was a young boy, I always wanted to be a firefighter. I played firefighter with my friends and we pretended to put our house and other objects out with the garden hose. We would jump out of the back of my dad’s truck with our hose just like the firefighters jumping out of their trucks. Every time I would see the fire truck drive by I would wave and say to my mom, “that is going to be me one day.”

This paper explores the different aspects in living a firefighter’s life. The topics that will be covered are the various types of technology when being a fireman, the different tactics you see on a day to day basis, the physical abilities one must be capable of, and the types of equipment used. The technology used today to help fight fires is extremely progressed and different than it was even just ten years ago. If it were not for these new inventions, communication would not be as easy and complex for any fire station. Firemen face different obstacles every day and have to be ready to jump right in with whatever the circumstance may be. Tactics such as

Some would say that one is better than the other and some the opposite. In this paper, we will learn the importance of both and the difference in both. A firefighter is a firefighter no matter what his/her salary, or their level of training.

The probie should consider him-self or her-self a sponge with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. By the end of probation the firefighter needs to be a walking, talking encyclopedia of firefighter and fire service expertise. He must not only know the basics of firefighting, he expected to take it upon himself to know all the little details of all those basics that he has already or is learning about. He must learn about fire ground safety, tactics and operations. He must know every little detain about his apparatus and equipment. He should have a clear understanding of all ropes and knots, as well as how those ropes and knots can be used in certain rescue operations and tool

Firemen, while intimidating to the general public, are widely accepted and respected. This means that they serve as an embodiment of the public as a whole. In their hands fire is used to

Choosing what career you want to go into after high school is a very important decision in your life. You base it off of what your parents and family have done or what your favorite subjects are. It can all be very overwhelming. Exploring all your possibilities is the best thing to do. I chose the book Smokejumper because it is about the life of an airborne fire fighter named Jason Ramos, and I have always had an interest in becoming a firefighter. A firefighter can be a very tough job so reading this book has really helped me in deciding if I would ever want to choose this type of career path. In this book it talks about life threatening risks, the rewarding benefits, and a brief history of how airborne firefighters came to be.

Firefighting Introduction Have you ever wondered what's it's like firefighting, will if not too bad. A thing to know is, Firefighting's actually a really interesting and important topic. Something to know about Firefighting, is that it's a prevention of destruction of human or animal life, property/land and the environment. Something to know that's interesting is that fire engines, and fire trucks aren't the same vehicle; I'll tell you why in a moment. Did you know, nowadays that firefighters are still finding new things to help prevent fires and to stop, and from burning more.

Data was collected and analyzed, to determine if there was a significant correlation between Firefighter incidents based on the status of being a Professional or Volunteer Firefighter, within the state of Tennessee in 2005. Data was collected based on incidents per month for the 2005 year and it was concluded that there was a significant increase in the number of Firefighter incidents as a Professional Firefighter compared to that of a Volunteer Firefighter. The data used and analyzed was collected from the National Fire Incident Reporting System, and was within correlation with the data shown, however the conclusion of this research was different than the comparison noted with the National Fire Protection Association that analyzed that Volunteer

What it takes to become a firefighter, it entails first of all, a high school diploma or the equivalent of. When becoming a

Firefighting is a career that can make you feel proud and accomplished, and it is a career in which I have a lot of respect for. In order to be a firefighter you must be in shape, prepared, experienced, and ready to deal with your job emotionally as well as physically. I chose to be a firefighter because I want to be able to help others and make them feel safe to live in their communities.

Becoming a firefighter requires specific qualities such as strength, endurance, and bravery. Those who inspire to become a firefighter must devote their time and well being to those in crisis. A firefighter does not just hang around the station all day, instead you will have to field many calls. When you are not working you will have to be helping out around the station. The station does not just stay clean itself you will be assigned chores and duties you will have to follow. Being in physical shape is also a main part of being a firefighter.

The greatest threat facing the Modern Fire Service is the rate at which firefighters are dying in the line of duty. Excluding the terrible event of 9/11 that occurred in 2001 that forever changed the dynamics of the emergency response services1, firefighter deaths have averaged around 100 fatalities each year for the since 1990. This unacceptable rate of firefighter deaths has found its way to be a benchmark in the industry. The problem is that the benchmark should be zero firefighter deaths while on duty and every year that there is a fatality is a year that the fire service has failed its members. The number one cause of firefighter related deaths yearly is proven to be medical, stress, or overexertion related fatalities2. All of these causes of firefighter deaths can be avoided with implementation of training and awareness.