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Do you have to be a volunteer firefighter or can you be a firefighter full time?

Asked by Michael almost 11 years ago

No you can be both. There are approx 1.5 million career firefighters with the remainder being volunteer. Jobs in the south tend to be easier to obtain for some reason , of course you need to make yourself marketable by obtaining a degree, get certified as an EMT.

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how many calls does the average small town volunteer fire dept. go on a year based on your knowledge and experience ?

Asked by joe almost 11 years ago

Depends on what is in their jurisdiction. But you should be able to google the answer.

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I work in a small office that is attached to a garage by an interior door. The garage is used to repair heavy equipment (Loaders, Back Hoe, Dozers) as well as gravel trucks. Should I have a C O sensor in the office?

Asked by Rich about 10 years ago

Yes a CO detector should be in place based on the usage of the diesel engines etc.

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I just became a firefighter and I they told me that I may never have to climb the aerial ladder because at that they station that I am at they don't have an aerial ladder truck. Is this true? I have no problem with the aerial ladder.

Asked by Tom over 10 years ago

If they don't have one I guess you are in a good position then

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How do you figure out where/how the fire started?

Asked by Alyssa over 11 years ago

Many things from burn patterns forming v starting at the point of orign. We also use tools from machines that detect accellerants to K9 smelling out for accellerants.

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Do volunteer firefighters usually have less training and experience compared to career ones?

Asked by Alec over 10 years ago

The training is the same usually. But sometimes it comes down to available training time. Career FF train just about every day for at least 2 hrs generally. Volunteers have fulltime jobs that they have and training times are limited. Volunteers do take the same curriculm as career although

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I forgot to turn off my oven broiler (oven was empty) for about 10 min, but sitting on the top of stove were my Publix Pilgrim salt & pepper shakers. My son said I could burn down our town house.
Is that true? if so how long would take?

Asked by Roxanne over 10 years ago

I would be amazed to see that happen but with that said stoves are designed to keep the heat in the oven. It is never a good thing to put things on the stove. So yes you could have a fire but it would take a faulty stove or accidently turning on the stovetop burners.

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Do you have to be a volunteer firefighter or can you be a firefighter full time?

how many calls does the average small town volunteer fire dept. go on a year based on your knowledge and experience ?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

I work in a small office that is attached to a garage by an interior door. The garage is used to repair heavy equipment (Loaders, Back Hoe, Dozers) as well as gravel trucks. Should I have a C O sensor in the office?

I just became a firefighter and I they told me that I may never have to climb the aerial ladder because at that they station that I am at they don't have an aerial ladder truck. Is this true? I have no problem with the aerial ladder.

Also on Jobstr...

How do you figure out where/how the fire started?

Do volunteer firefighters usually have less training and experience compared to career ones?

I forgot to turn off my oven broiler (oven was empty) for about 10 min, but sitting on the top of stove were my Publix Pilgrim salt & pepper shakers. My son said I could burn down our town house.
Is that true? if so how long would take?

Firefighter

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

Do you have to be a volunteer firefighter or can you be a firefighter full time?

how many calls does the average small town volunteer fire dept. go on a year based on your knowledge and experience ?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

I work in a small office that is attached to a garage by an interior door. The garage is used to repair heavy equipment (Loaders, Back Hoe, Dozers) as well as gravel trucks. Should I have a C O sensor in the office?

I just became a firefighter and I they told me that I may never have to climb the aerial ladder because at that they station that I am at they don't have an aerial ladder truck. Is this true? I have no problem with the aerial ladder.

Also on Jobstr...

How do you figure out where/how the fire started?

Do volunteer firefighters usually have less training and experience compared to career ones?

I forgot to turn off my oven broiler (oven was empty) for about 10 min, but sitting on the top of stove were my Publix Pilgrim salt & pepper shakers. My son said I could burn down our town house.Is that true? if so how long would take?

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I forgot to turn off my oven broiler (oven was empty) for about 10 min, but sitting on the top of stove were my Publix Pilgrim salt & pepper shakers. My son said I could burn down our town house.
Is that true? if so how long would take?