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I work in retail supply chain as an EHS specialist. I am trying to find some clarity around the storage of certain household chemicals in a warehouse setting. Can I store Flammables and Oxidizers in the same room but separated by 20 feet?

Asked by BCH13 about 9 years ago

Pretty much no. OSHD Standard 1926.152 should have the clarification you need.

Im almost done with high school and i am not looking at future jobs/ careers. I've been interested in being a firefighter but i also was interested in SWAT. I've done a bit of research but i've seen the same answer time and time again "It's too much"

Asked by Ivan about 8 years ago

How about a Combat Medic with a sheriff dept and a volunteer firefighter. What is their thinking of its to much. It is becoming common to have medics with SWAT teams

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If I have a small leak and water is falling on to wires in my basement should I be worried ?

Asked by Rtashj123 almost 9 years ago

Yes, water coming in contact with power can create electrical shorts that can lead to fires or injuries.

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you respond to a 1 story home fully involved. The chief orders you to put water on fire Bldg from the adjacent 4 story exposure building. You have enough hose to cover the 4th floor. Where do you attack from? 4th floor window or 2nd floor window?

Asked by Jj Watt almost 9 years ago

I would anticipate attacking from the 2nd floor especially since it is only 1 story.

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can you be a firefighter if you have asthma?

Asked by Chuck about 9 years ago

I would have to probably say no. Reason being is OSHA requires us to be tested early to be able to blow in a device that measures total lung capacity. If you can not achieve desire results you are not allowed to use a SCBA thus not fight fire interiorly in a building. But that does not stop you from performing in other areas of a fire dept operation.

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Is it hard to becomes a firefighter paramedic?

Asked by .... almost 9 years ago

Learning to be a firefighter is a continuous career that involves training all the time. Paramedic is more intensive in that it usually takes 2 yrs to complete and now is considered a Associates Degree. It is harder to become a paramedic between the 2 in brain knowledge but physically firefighting is more labor intensive.

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I'm an amateur writer and currently I'm working on a car crash scene. As an EMT, If you were sent to treat two girls with minor injuries in a major accident, step by step, what exactly would you do? I need to know it like I'm doing it myself.

Asked by Ellie almost 8 years ago

Contact me via email palmettoss@yahoo.com

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I work in retail supply chain as an EHS specialist. I am trying to find some clarity around the storage of certain household chemicals in a warehouse setting. Can I store Flammables and Oxidizers in the same room but separated by 20 feet?

Im almost done with high school and i am not looking at future jobs/ careers. I've been interested in being a firefighter but i also was interested in SWAT. I've done a bit of research but i've seen the same answer time and time again "It's too much"

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

If I have a small leak and water is falling on to wires in my basement should I be worried ?

you respond to a 1 story home fully involved. The chief orders you to put water on fire Bldg from the adjacent 4 story exposure building. You have enough hose to cover the 4th floor. Where do you attack from? 4th floor window or 2nd floor window?

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can you be a firefighter if you have asthma?

Is it hard to becomes a firefighter paramedic?

I'm an amateur writer and currently I'm working on a car crash scene. As an EMT, If you were sent to treat two girls with minor injuries in a major accident, step by step, what exactly would you do? I need to know it like I'm doing it myself.

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Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

I work in retail supply chain as an EHS specialist. I am trying to find some clarity around the storage of certain household chemicals in a warehouse setting. Can I store Flammables and Oxidizers in the same room but separated by 20 feet?

Im almost done with high school and i am not looking at future jobs/ careers. I've been interested in being a firefighter but i also was interested in SWAT. I've done a bit of research but i've seen the same answer time and time again "It's too much"

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

If I have a small leak and water is falling on to wires in my basement should I be worried ?

you respond to a 1 story home fully involved. The chief orders you to put water on fire Bldg from the adjacent 4 story exposure building. You have enough hose to cover the 4th floor. Where do you attack from? 4th floor window or 2nd floor window?

Also on Jobstr...

can you be a firefighter if you have asthma?

Is it hard to becomes a firefighter paramedic?

I'm an amateur writer and currently I'm working on a car crash scene. As an EMT, If you were sent to treat two girls with minor injuries in a major accident, step by step, what exactly would you do? I need to know it like I'm doing it myself.

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