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In your opinion do think vol. firefighters who are still in school should be allowed to respond to a call during school hours ? or at least carry pagers on them in school?

Asked by alias about 10 years ago

generally no since most departments require 18 yrs of age to enter a structure.

So I have this sort of exam for a role-playing game and I need an answer for this fire question. So water is used to remove the heat from a fire but the question is: When do you not use water to remove the heat from a fire? Thank you.

Asked by Lorenzo almost 9 years ago

Magnesium fires and petroleum fires we do use water. petroleum we use water with foam to prevent spreading the burning fuel. Magnesium fires become explosive with the application of water.

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Hey I just received my gear for my vol. fire department and it is a morning pride with a tail back with a velcro spot for a name plate, do you know any where I could go or look up to order my name plate to place on my tail of my structural jacket ?

Asked by Joe over 9 years ago

Call the manufacturer they usually do. it.

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Ive always wondered if this is true or not. But do people call requesting their cats to be rescued from a tree?

Asked by Chels over 10 years ago

True along with birds, lizards.

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when you join a vol. fire department do they give you a pager or do you have to buy one

Asked by ... almost 10 years ago

Kevlar will breakdown, also it is probably not OSHA compliant in that the uniform is 26 yrs old.

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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 about 10 years ago

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

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Followup: No, I do not plan to be working while in PM school. I would like to reserve 1 shift/month which is normal in SoCal. But after PM school, what else should I be doing? Any other certs I should get?

Asked by SoCal over 9 years ago

Not that I can think off, just keep nationwide potential in mind.

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In your opinion do think vol. firefighters who are still in school should be allowed to respond to a call during school hours ? or at least carry pagers on them in school?

So I have this sort of exam for a role-playing game and I need an answer for this fire question. So water is used to remove the heat from a fire but the question is: When do you not use water to remove the heat from a fire? Thank you.

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

Hey I just received my gear for my vol. fire department and it is a morning pride with a tail back with a velcro spot for a name plate, do you know any where I could go or look up to order my name plate to place on my tail of my structural jacket ?

Ive always wondered if this is true or not. But do people call requesting their cats to be rescued from a tree?

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when you join a vol. fire department do they give you a pager or do you have to buy one

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

Followup: No, I do not plan to be working while in PM school. I would like to reserve 1 shift/month which is normal in SoCal. But after PM school, what else should I be doing? Any other certs I should get?

Firefighter

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

In your opinion do think vol. firefighters who are still in school should be allowed to respond to a call during school hours ? or at least carry pagers on them in school?

So I have this sort of exam for a role-playing game and I need an answer for this fire question. So water is used to remove the heat from a fire but the question is: When do you not use water to remove the heat from a fire? Thank you.

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

Hey I just received my gear for my vol. fire department and it is a morning pride with a tail back with a velcro spot for a name plate, do you know any where I could go or look up to order my name plate to place on my tail of my structural jacket ?

Ive always wondered if this is true or not. But do people call requesting their cats to be rescued from a tree?

Also on Jobstr...

when you join a vol. fire department do they give you a pager or do you have to buy one

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

Followup: No, I do not plan to be working while in PM school. I would like to reserve 1 shift/month which is normal in SoCal. But after PM school, what else should I be doing? Any other certs I should get?

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