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Last Answer on June 29, 2022

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 about 8 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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After all you need to become a firefighter is complete. How does the whole after porcess work. Do you have an input in which house you will serve with?

Asked by Zoe about 9 years ago

Plan and simple you usually have no input other than you can hope for a particular house but you are a rookie.

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So you wanna be a Firefighter?

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you respond to a 1 story home fully involved. The chief orders you to put water on fire Bldg from the adjacent 4 story exposure building. You have enough hose to cover the 4th floor. Where do you attack from? 4th floor window or 2nd floor window?

Asked by Jj Watt almost 9 years ago

I would anticipate attacking from the 2nd floor especially since it is only 1 story.

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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 about 9 years ago

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

903 Votes

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Is it hard to becomes a firefighter paramedic?

Asked by .... almost 9 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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can you be a firefighter if you have asthma?

Asked by Chuck about 9 years ago

I would have to probably say no. Reason being is OSHA requires us to be tested early to be able to blow in a device that measures total lung capacity. If you can not achieve desire results you are not allowed to use a SCBA thus not fight fire interiorly in a building. But that does not stop you from performing in other areas of a fire dept operation.

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How do firefighters know where there are hydrants around a house they are called to? A map, memory, once they arrive, etc.?

Asked by CHILLI about 9 years ago

Maps and knowledge. If you are arriving to find your hydrant you are behind the eight ball. You need to know it ahead of time cause it may change the route that you may take.

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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"

After all you need to become a firefighter is complete. How does the whole after porcess work. Do you have an input in which house you will serve with?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

you respond to a 1 story home fully involved. The chief orders you to put water on fire Bldg from the adjacent 4 story exposure building. You have enough hose to cover the 4th floor. Where do you attack from? 4th floor window or 2nd floor window?

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

Also on Jobstr...

Is it hard to becomes a firefighter paramedic?

can you be a firefighter if you have asthma?

How do firefighters know where there are hydrants around a house they are called to? A map, memory, once they arrive, etc.?

Firefighter

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

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"

After all you need to become a firefighter is complete. How does the whole after porcess work. Do you have an input in which house you will serve with?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

you respond to a 1 story home fully involved. The chief orders you to put water on fire Bldg from the adjacent 4 story exposure building. You have enough hose to cover the 4th floor. Where do you attack from? 4th floor window or 2nd floor window?

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

Also on Jobstr...

Is it hard to becomes a firefighter paramedic?

can you be a firefighter if you have asthma?

How do firefighters know where there are hydrants around a house they are called to? A map, memory, once they arrive, etc.?

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