Currently serving Jasper County Fire Rescue in south Carolina along with Charleston County EMS.
There is no certain amount of time. You need to make yourself very marketable with education and exp which can be achieved by volunteering. We have guys coming down to to the South cause they can not get hired up North due to lack of job openings. So it may neccessiate moving out of the area to get a firefighting job.
It is a cancer causing gas and respiratory depressant. When working around refrigerant leaks Breathing Apparatus should always be used.
Maps and knowledge. If you are arriving to find your hydrant you are behind the eight ball. You need to know it ahead of time cause it may change the route that you may take.
Feel free to contact me at palmettoss@yahoo.com
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They do the same job but the paramedic is trained more to handle advance medical procedures. Having a paramedic cert makes you a more profitable employee and I highly recommend it if you are entering this field.
As long as it would not impede you from performing the rigorous tasks that could be required no. After all it is treatable.
If you are planning to go into Forestry firefighting yes
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