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Compared to an ambulance, how sophisticated are the medical supplies that are usually carried on a fire truck? Do they usually carry AEDs?

Asked by 1738 over 10 years ago

My Engine carries the exact same as the medic unit so the sophistication would be the same. And the majority of ALS departments operate the same.

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Im visiting hawaii on vacation and notice there is not even a smoke alarm in the condo..whats the minimum hotels/condos need

Asked by Sandy about 10 years ago

Go to this site for the regulation for the state of Hawiai.http://labor.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/State-Fire-Code-1-1-10-w-signatures.pdf

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I used to be a fire investigator but never looked at a fireground where AFFF was used. I was wondering, if that is used to extinguish a structure fire, does it dissipate quickly or does it have to be washed off?

Asked by pam over 9 years ago

So what is the principle of foam. It is used to smoother a flame by completely covering the fire and taking Oxygen out of the fire. Yes it does breakdown rather quickly but as for a residual film that needs to be rinsed really shouldn't matter. There is no bunker gear breakdown that requires the gear to be cleaned other than the byproducts of a fire from cancer causing materials or petroleums. So as for your answer I would be inclined to say no.

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How long does it take to put out a house fire? And what was the longest time it's ever taken for you to put out a fire?

Asked by emma over 11 years ago

It depends on response time. Was dispatched lastnight to arson fire and the firstarriving unit had the fire knocked down in 5 min. So it all revolves withresponse time and how fast water gets to the fire. My longest fire has been 3 hrs.

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Are there some emergencies (specifically technical rescues) that are just too complicated for normal fire departments to solve? Sometimes the victim just can't be saved, but what if they CAN be saved, just not with the tools/training of the local FD?

Asked by 1738 over 10 years ago

yes, that is why you have mutual aid from depts that are better equipted or trained to do more intrinic work.

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i am about to start the process to join my local volunteer FD, in nj and i wanted to know do volunteer fireman just have to take firefighter one or both one and two , also on average how long does the fire academy take to become a vol. firefighter
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Asked by 99 almost 11 years ago

To go interior firefighting you have to be FF2. I would imagine your system is similar to SC in that it takes approx 4 months based on volunteers work fulltime jobs.

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Does becoming a fire explorer for a fire station help you later on when applying since becoming a firefighter is quite competitive

Asked by Benjamin over 10 years ago

Simple answer is yes it helps especially for exposure to the career

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Compared to an ambulance, how sophisticated are the medical supplies that are usually carried on a fire truck? Do they usually carry AEDs?

Im visiting hawaii on vacation and notice there is not even a smoke alarm in the condo..whats the minimum hotels/condos need

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

I used to be a fire investigator but never looked at a fireground where AFFF was used. I was wondering, if that is used to extinguish a structure fire, does it dissipate quickly or does it have to be washed off?

How long does it take to put out a house fire? And what was the longest time it's ever taken for you to put out a fire?

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Are there some emergencies (specifically technical rescues) that are just too complicated for normal fire departments to solve? Sometimes the victim just can't be saved, but what if they CAN be saved, just not with the tools/training of the local FD?

i am about to start the process to join my local volunteer FD, in nj and i wanted to know do volunteer fireman just have to take firefighter one or both one and two , also on average how long does the fire academy take to become a vol. firefighter
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Does becoming a fire explorer for a fire station help you later on when applying since becoming a firefighter is quite competitive

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Compared to an ambulance, how sophisticated are the medical supplies that are usually carried on a fire truck? Do they usually carry AEDs?

Im visiting hawaii on vacation and notice there is not even a smoke alarm in the condo..whats the minimum hotels/condos need

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

I used to be a fire investigator but never looked at a fireground where AFFF was used. I was wondering, if that is used to extinguish a structure fire, does it dissipate quickly or does it have to be washed off?

How long does it take to put out a house fire? And what was the longest time it's ever taken for you to put out a fire?

Also on Jobstr...

Are there some emergencies (specifically technical rescues) that are just too complicated for normal fire departments to solve? Sometimes the victim just can't be saved, but what if they CAN be saved, just not with the tools/training of the local FD?

i am about to start the process to join my local volunteer FD, in nj and i wanted to know do volunteer fireman just have to take firefighter one or both one and two , also on average how long does the fire academy take to become a vol. firefighterAs

Does becoming a fire explorer for a fire station help you later on when applying since becoming a firefighter is quite competitive

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