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Years ago my brother was playing with matches and my sisters blouse caught fire. He said he was flicking them. Could her blouse catch fire that way or did he hold the match to her blouse

Asked by Lucy williams almost 6 years ago

Yes, based on material, happens frequently with elderly and cooking.

495 Votes

Do fire trucks have radios?

Asked by Dan over 5 years ago

Yes 800, VHF, UHF and some have AM/FM and bluetooth etc.

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I brought some smoke and CO detectors over to my friend’s house in the Virgin Islands because he didn’t have any, but I didn’t have the mounting pieces. Will they still work if simply placed on top of a cabinet or shelf? Is this better than nothing?

Asked by Lish7 over 5 years ago

Co detectors Ahould be no highsr than 3’ off the ground. Smoke detectors on the ceiling

492 Votes

How do you handle flirts and fire fighter bunnies?

Asked by Riley over 5 years ago

Flattering yes, but maintain professionalism at all times, I chose this career to help people not pick up girls. Badge bunnies are out there that is fo sure.

492 Votes

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Asked by Xander over 5 years ago

Nothing to the extreme of California but my dept does all phases of fire protection except for shipboard and airport

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How do fire fighter ranks work?

Asked by Dan the man over 5 years ago

FirefighterEngineer/SergeantLieutenantCaptainBattalion ChiefDivision ChiefAssistant ChiefFire Chief

Generally speaking

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what do you think of the thin red line?

Asked by dan about 5 years ago

I have it tattooed on my arm. It is a symbol of solidarity.

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Years ago my brother was playing with matches and my sisters blouse caught fire. He said he was flicking them. Could her blouse catch fire that way or did he hold the match to her blouse

Do fire trucks have radios?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

I brought some smoke and CO detectors over to my friend’s house in the Virgin Islands because he didn’t have any, but I didn’t have the mounting pieces. Will they still work if simply placed on top of a cabinet or shelf? Is this better than nothing?

How do you handle flirts and fire fighter bunnies?

Also on Jobstr...

Have you ever helped put out a wild fire? If so what was it like?

How do fire fighter ranks work?

what do you think of the thin red line?

Firefighter

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

Years ago my brother was playing with matches and my sisters blouse caught fire. He said he was flicking them. Could her blouse catch fire that way or did he hold the match to her blouse

Do fire trucks have radios?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

I brought some smoke and CO detectors over to my friend’s house in the Virgin Islands because he didn’t have any, but I didn’t have the mounting pieces. Will they still work if simply placed on top of a cabinet or shelf? Is this better than nothing?

How do you handle flirts and fire fighter bunnies?

Also on Jobstr...

Have you ever helped put out a wild fire? If so what was it like?

How do fire fighter ranks work?

what do you think of the thin red line?

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