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Last Answer on June 29, 2022

Besides fighting fires, what other jobs do firefighters carry out?

Asked by Ryan almost 9 years ago

Public education. Emergency Medical Services. fire prevention to name a few. We do not fight as many fires that we use to.

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hey Im on my way to become a vol. firman within less than a year , I wanted to buy an fdny shirt to wear to support them . Would FDNY firefighters or others get offended if I wore a station t shirt due to me not being a fireman there ?

Asked by ty over 9 years ago

No, believe it or not they sell them at the FDNY store in New York not to far from Time Square.

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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 almost 10 years ago

True along with birds, lizards.

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I work in a small office that is attached to a garage by an interior door. The garage is used to repair heavy equipment (Loaders, Back Hoe, Dozers) as well as gravel trucks. Should I have a C O sensor in the office?

Asked by Rich over 8 years ago

Yes a CO detector should be in place based on the usage of the diesel engines etc.

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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 about 8 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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Do volunteer firefighters work with the FD? Or are they separate?

Asked by KJ almost 9 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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Explain how motivating factors of modern fire research impact fire science.

Asked by Paula about 10 years ago

Volunteer with a Dept. but make yourself more valuable by getting your EMT Certification since that is where the majority of our work comes from. It takes longer to teach a person to perform EMS than firefighting. So that gives you a heads up against others. I don't know how your feel about the military but they do have firefighters that you can enlist for.

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Besides fighting fires, what other jobs do firefighters carry out?

hey Im on my way to become a vol. firman within less than a year , I wanted to buy an fdny shirt to wear to support them . Would FDNY firefighters or others get offended if I wore a station t shirt due to me not being a fireman there ?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

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

I work in a small office that is attached to a garage by an interior door. The garage is used to repair heavy equipment (Loaders, Back Hoe, Dozers) as well as gravel trucks. Should I have a C O sensor in the office?

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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.

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

Explain how motivating factors of modern fire research impact fire science.

Firefighter

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

Besides fighting fires, what other jobs do firefighters carry out?

hey Im on my way to become a vol. firman within less than a year , I wanted to buy an fdny shirt to wear to support them . Would FDNY firefighters or others get offended if I wore a station t shirt due to me not being a fireman there ?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

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

I work in a small office that is attached to a garage by an interior door. The garage is used to repair heavy equipment (Loaders, Back Hoe, Dozers) as well as gravel trucks. Should I have a C O sensor in the office?

Also on Jobstr...

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.

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

Explain how motivating factors of modern fire research impact fire science.

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