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Last Answer on June 29, 2022

Has anyone burnt down 5G towers where your at? What do you think of people who do that? Also, why do they do it?

Asked by 72832 about 6 years ago

Nope

776 Votes

Is that you in the photo sitting on the fire truck?

Asked by Goose over 6 years ago

Yes

775 Votes

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

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Hi, I have been seeing a lot of Fire Trucks, Police, Military Vehicles, ETC are yall getting ready to block roads?

Asked by Worried about 6 years ago

Nope.

766 Votes

When the fire department gives the "all clear" after the fire does that mean the building is safe to live in or just safe to enter? Is the fire departments all clear enough proof to give a tenant to say that they can still live on the property?

Asked by Jess Williams over 7 years ago

No. All clear means that all hazards are removed, or occupants are out or all units are clear and returning to service. It does not meam safe to enter.

765 Votes

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What do the different lights and sirens mean?

Asked by Connor about 6 years ago

Different siren just to draw attention to distracted drivers, otherwise just a way of moving through traffic.

764 Votes

What is the most disturbing injury/ death you have seen on the job.(I know the job can yield harsh realities.)

Asked by Keith over 6 years ago

Child abuse cases and elderly since they are the ones that tend to be the ones that need others to help them.

764 Votes

Are 9 volt batteries in a smoke detector dangerous if the smoke detector has been set on top of a gas fireplace unit inside a wall during construction and then left there when the cement board and tile was put up? Detector is in wall and beeping now.

Asked by Catherine almost 7 years ago

Nope, eventually it will stop. This is pretty humerous.

762 Votes

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Firefighter

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

Has anyone burnt down 5G towers where your at? What do you think of people who do that? Also, why do they do it?

Is that you in the photo sitting on the fire truck?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

Hi, I have been seeing a lot of Fire Trucks, Police, Military Vehicles, ETC are yall getting ready to block roads?

When the fire department gives the "all clear" after the fire does that mean the building is safe to live in or just safe to enter? Is the fire departments all clear enough proof to give a tenant to say that they can still live on the property?

Also on Jobstr...

What do the different lights and sirens mean?

What is the most disturbing injury/ death you have seen on the job.(I know the job can yield harsh realities.)

Are 9 volt batteries in a smoke detector dangerous if the smoke detector has been set on top of a gas fireplace unit inside a wall during construction and then left there when the cement board and tile was put up? Detector is in wall and beeping now.

Firefighter

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

Has anyone burnt down 5G towers where your at? What do you think of people who do that? Also, why do they do it?

Is that you in the photo sitting on the fire truck?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

Hi, I have been seeing a lot of Fire Trucks, Police, Military Vehicles, ETC are yall getting ready to block roads?

When the fire department gives the "all clear" after the fire does that mean the building is safe to live in or just safe to enter? Is the fire departments all clear enough proof to give a tenant to say that they can still live on the property?

Also on Jobstr...

What do the different lights and sirens mean?

What is the most disturbing injury/ death you have seen on the job.(I know the job can yield harsh realities.)

Are 9 volt batteries in a smoke detector dangerous if the smoke detector has been set on top of a gas fireplace unit inside a wall during construction and then left there when the cement board and tile was put up? Detector is in wall and beeping now.

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