Currently serving Jasper County Fire Rescue in south Carolina along with Charleston County EMS.
If they don't have one I guess you are in a good position then
The training is the same usually. But sometimes it comes down to available training time. Career FF train just about every day for at least 2 hrs generally. Volunteers have fulltime jobs that they have and training times are limited. Volunteers do take the same curriculm as career although
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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Depends on what is in their jurisdiction. But you should be able to google the answer.
Yes a CO detector should be in place based on the usage of the diesel engines etc.
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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