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What are examples of Fire Service dealing with Forestry.

Asked by Jay over 8 years ago

Forestry firefighting

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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 about 8 years ago

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

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Im almost done with high school and i am not looking at future jobs/ careers. I've been interested in being a firefighter but i also was interested in SWAT. I've done a bit of research but i've seen the same answer time and time again "It's too much"

Asked by Ivan over 7 years ago

How about a Combat Medic with a sheriff dept and a volunteer firefighter. What is their thinking of its to much. It is becoming common to have medics with SWAT teams

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Are fire extinguishers still or have they ever been kept in glass boxes with little hammers? That seems dangerous with all the broken glass.

Asked by Beth about 8 years ago

They used to be at one point and may still be in some older buildings. The basic concept was it allowed you to see that there was indeed a fire extinguisher in the locker. No they are usually kept in a metal box mounted on the wall with a metal door.

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If I have a small leak and water is falling on to wires in my basement should I be worried ?

Asked by Rtashj123 over 8 years ago

Yes, water coming in contact with power can create electrical shorts that can lead to fires or injuries.

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how much do you get paid. can a girl be a firefighter

Asked by madison woolley about 8 years ago

when I first started in 1989 it was 14,261 a year and now mid 60's. Up in the East Coast and West coast it is considerably higher due to the cost of living. We currently have 2 female fighters and one of them had a baby last year and back at woork.

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Is it hard to becomes a firefighter paramedic?

Asked by .... over 8 years ago

Learning to be a firefighter is a continuous career that involves training all the time. Paramedic is more intensive in that it usually takes 2 yrs to complete and now is considered a Associates Degree. It is harder to become a paramedic between the 2 in brain knowledge but physically firefighting is more labor intensive.

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What are examples of Fire Service dealing with Forestry.

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

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

Im almost done with high school and i am not looking at future jobs/ careers. I've been interested in being a firefighter but i also was interested in SWAT. I've done a bit of research but i've seen the same answer time and time again "It's too much"

Are fire extinguishers still or have they ever been kept in glass boxes with little hammers? That seems dangerous with all the broken glass.

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If I have a small leak and water is falling on to wires in my basement should I be worried ?

how much do you get paid. can a girl be a firefighter

Is it hard to becomes a firefighter paramedic?

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What are examples of Fire Service dealing with Forestry.

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

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

Im almost done with high school and i am not looking at future jobs/ careers. I've been interested in being a firefighter but i also was interested in SWAT. I've done a bit of research but i've seen the same answer time and time again "It's too much"

Are fire extinguishers still or have they ever been kept in glass boxes with little hammers? That seems dangerous with all the broken glass.

Also on Jobstr...

If I have a small leak and water is falling on to wires in my basement should I be worried ?

how much do you get paid. can a girl be a firefighter

Is it hard to becomes a firefighter paramedic?

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