arringnl
32 Years Experience
Goose Creek, SC
Male, 54
Currently serving Jasper County Fire Rescue in south Carolina along with Charleston County EMS.
They do the same job but the paramedic is trained more to handle advance medical procedures. Having a paramedic cert makes you a more profitable employee and I highly recommend it if you are entering this field.
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In my honest opinion, No. one of our officers has a BA in Geology for instance and it does nothing for him. If you are going to go to college and be in the fire service get a degree that correlates to the job.
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I am going to try to guess your question. If you are referring to a torching can for setting backfires and a persons pants caught fire quickly, I can only assume there would be a hole in a line. If my guess is not correct rewrite your question please.
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Sounds like you have removed the hazard
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Audiologist
How come people with hearing aids still can't seem to hear?
Help Desk Technician
What's the closest you've come to "losing it" on someone you were helping?
CPR Trainer
Just how effective is the Heimlich, really?
Fire admin, Emergency Medical, Community Relations, public Safety, Emergency Management. Dependent on what your goal is.
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Once water supply is adequate and suppression teams are in place ventilation is usually started. Some depts use ventilation as a way to locate the fire by providing oxygen to bring out the hidden hot spots. But generally ventilation are done at the same time.
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It will get you more of an advantage over those that dont
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