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

Asked by Michael over 10 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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Do volunteer firefighters work with the FD? Or are they separate?

Asked by KJ almost 10 years ago

The majority of Depts in this country are volunteer so yea they work hand in hand side by side

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As a FF who operates on a quint, do you see drawbacks to quints versus separate ladders and engines? Does your department use engines and ladders two, or just quints? Thanks.

Asked by 1738 about 10 years ago

We use a quint 75' American LaFrance. I personally prefer Quints in that you have all the tools of the trade in one, but there are ramifications with that. 1. Decreased maneuverability based on the size of the rig. 2. decreased amount of water tank. 3. Limits on height of ladder. But overall I personally like having Quints. We do have 3 pumpers and 2 quints.

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

Asked by Alyssa almost 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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after a fire, why do fire fighters cut burnt woods in 2 ft. long?

Asked by James almost 11 years ago

Didnt know we did?

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When I was first joining the fire department, we learned about all the gases. There is a gas but I can't remember the name. What gas burns that is impossible to put out? They say if it is buried it goes out, but once it is uncovered, it still burns.

Asked by Shari Wasco over 10 years ago

Several types of gases, racing fuel is one that you can not see as it is being burned. It depends on the flash point generally a flammable liquid has a flash point of under 100 deg. I am not sure which one you are referring to specifically.

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Its about fire extinguishers.
I just bought my gma one. is there anything else I can do to make sure this one stays up to date. Thank you in advance

Asked by beckie over 10 years ago

Monitor the expiration date is the best way.

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

Do volunteer firefighters work with the FD? Or are they separate?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

As a FF who operates on a quint, do you see drawbacks to quints versus separate ladders and engines? Does your department use engines and ladders two, or just quints? Thanks.

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

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after a fire, why do fire fighters cut burnt woods in 2 ft. long?

When I was first joining the fire department, we learned about all the gases. There is a gas but I can't remember the name. What gas burns that is impossible to put out? They say if it is buried it goes out, but once it is uncovered, it still burns.

Its about fire extinguishers.
I just bought my gma one. is there anything else I can do to make sure this one stays up to date. Thank you in advance

Firefighter

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

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

Do volunteer firefighters work with the FD? Or are they separate?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

As a FF who operates on a quint, do you see drawbacks to quints versus separate ladders and engines? Does your department use engines and ladders two, or just quints? Thanks.

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

Also on Jobstr...

after a fire, why do fire fighters cut burnt woods in 2 ft. long?

When I was first joining the fire department, we learned about all the gases. There is a gas but I can't remember the name. What gas burns that is impossible to put out? They say if it is buried it goes out, but once it is uncovered, it still burns.

Its about fire extinguishers.I just bought my gma one. is there anything else I can do to make sure this one stays up to date. Thank you in advance

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Its about fire extinguishers.
I just bought my gma one. is there anything else I can do to make sure this one stays up to date. Thank you in advance