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Firefighter

arringnl

32 Years Experience

Goose Creek, SC

Male, 54

Currently serving Jasper County Fire Rescue in south Carolina along with Charleston County EMS.

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Last Answer on June 29, 2022

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With theft on my record when i was 18, it was misdemeanor. i am now 19 and going to school for fire science. i can get my record expunged. can i still get hired? that was my first offense. besides 2 speeding tickets.

Asked by mooredm almost 10 years ago

Misdemeanors are not disqualifying just be honest when you apply. Yes if you can get it expunged that is always good. But fear not just be honest and upfront.

What's the difference between a grease fire and electrical fire

Asked by Ms herbert over 9 years ago

Grease is a flammable liguid that water is not effective unless additives such as AFFF is added.Electrical water can not be applied until power is turned off but also some oils re used in transformers thus putting it under grease catagory.

way do you look sacry when your in a fire

Asked by christopher over 9 years ago

Well for #1 there is a fire which scares most people, #2 most fires take place at night and strangers are in the house wearing a masks and usually yelling to find people that may be trapped. Our voice are muffled which scares many young kids. This is one reason for fire prevention and getting young children used to us in our gear.

When masking up, is it okay to put the mask on with it already attached to the regulator, or should the regulator only be attached after the mask is on? Im a junior FF and I find it easy to carry the mask on my SCBA when I'm not using it in training

Asked by JuniorFF almost 10 years ago

You can mask up, but dont be the one breathing air in the yard, you would look like an idiot

Whats the starting salary for someone coming straight out of university

Asked by Jay almost 9 years ago

Dependent on location. You are not going to become rich $36000 to 56000

For will you consider a younge person like 10 to 12 as a firefighter brotherhood of the dedicate their time to learn everything they can and will soon join?

Asked by Trevor sticker over 9 years ago

You question is confusing. But let me see if I can dicepher it. So you are thinking of dedicating you time to learn about firefighting before you are of age by I am assuming hanging out at the fire dept. If this is correct and you became good friends and were there to help them with the little things until you became of age you could be considered in the brotherhood. The thing about the brotherhood is kinda a thing of the past with a lot of large depts in that it is considered more of a job these days. I thought my dept was a brotherhood but there a groups that do things and don't invite others etc. I personally have friends within my dept but at the same time they are fellow employees and those that have family involves a lot of time for a family to operate as it should be with kids and the such. But yes I would consider you a member of the the fire family. I hope that is what you were inquiring of.

Ok so was burning some brush which i've done 100 times in a open style bbq pit. So as usual everything fine were adding more wood one of the pieces is a funiture leg something went wrong it fused to the cast iron. (How hot before wood fuses to iron

Asked by Ddarlington36 almost 9 years ago

Wood wouldn't fuse to cast iron??????