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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.

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

Asked by James over 10 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 about 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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When u first joined the FD what did ur friends family and people you know say and think about you ?

Asked by ... about 10 years ago

My family didn't really know what was entailed. I really wanted to go into law enforcement but my wife asked me to be a firefighter instead, she felt it was safer. That was 26 years ago and I am still doing it. My family ended up being proud of my career choice.

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

Asked by Paula almost 11 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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I have a friend that is considering being a firefighter. He is 25 years old, going on 26. He has a record for carrying from when he was 18, and this has been following him around for years. Is there anyway he can become a firefighter?

Asked by Red over 9 years ago

Depends on the scenario. Just being in possession of weapon not neccessarily. Is it a felony in a violent encounter. You have given me not enough info

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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?

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

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

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.

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When u first joined the FD what did ur friends family and people you know say and think about you ?

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

I have a friend that is considering being a firefighter. He is 25 years old, going on 26. He has a record for carrying from when he was 18, and this has been following him around for years. Is there anyway he can become a firefighter?

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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?

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

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

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.

Also on Jobstr...

When u first joined the FD what did ur friends family and people you know say and think about you ?

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

I have a friend that is considering being a firefighter. He is 25 years old, going on 26. He has a record for carrying from when he was 18, and this has been following him around for years. Is there anyway he can become a firefighter?

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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