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What kind of physical fitness component is there for the firefighter certification exam, and do most candidates have to train in preparation in order to pass?

Asked by dan79 over 10 years ago

The larger depts utilize physical agility test which gives you about 5 min to complete the course which involves climbing ladders, pulling hose and dragging a weighted dummy which is all incorporated in the job. Getting yourself physically fit usually gets one through just fine.

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When the alarm goes off, how many seconds between when you get the initial call and when you're on the truck pulling out of the station?

Asked by AffAct over 10 years ago

Approx 60 sec. day or night. There is always circumstances where your in a building and it takes time to get back to the rig. But if we are in quarters its target of 60 sec on the road.

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Can women be firefighters? I've never seen any. And if so, are the physical fitness requirements for them lower and if so...um, is that safe, given the physical demands of the job?

Asked by jamo54679879 over 10 years ago

Yes, they can and do. As far as I know there is not a lowering of the physical requirements for women applicants, they go through what all men go through.

1044 Votes

How does the "for firefighters only" button in elevators work? Do you have a skeleton key that operates all elevators in the city or something?

Asked by Borophil over 10 years ago

Takes having a key and allowis to bypass all other request for service. We dont have a large amount of elevators and prefer to use the stairs believe it or not.

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What triggers indoor sprinklers in office buildings? If there's smoke, I assume the alarm would sound, but at what point do the sprinklers get activated, because I assume they would cause millions of dollars in damage?

Asked by smithy over 10 years ago

When a glass bulb or fusible metal link that you see in the sprinkler gets to a certain temperature it will breakaway and allow the water to come out the head. It will not open all sprinklers unless they individually detect high heat temperature.

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Do firefighters still slide down poles, or is that antiquated?

Asked by JSB over 10 years ago

The trend has been to go to stairs and some depts use slides. There have been unknown amount of ankle and back injuries and even neck injuries. So from a risk analysis it is to dangerous but depts do continue to have them.

1010 Votes

Were you on duty in South Carolina on 9/11, and was there any consideration of going up to New York to help?

Asked by DasRach over 10 years ago

I was in Gatlinburg TN testing for the fire dept. We didn't have the staffing to send and to be honest to much people can be a hinderance. The life saving issues of that day technically were over in 48 hs.

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What kind of physical fitness component is there for the firefighter certification exam, and do most candidates have to train in preparation in order to pass?

When the alarm goes off, how many seconds between when you get the initial call and when you're on the truck pulling out of the station?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

Can women be firefighters? I've never seen any. And if so, are the physical fitness requirements for them lower and if so...um, is that safe, given the physical demands of the job?

How does the "for firefighters only" button in elevators work? Do you have a skeleton key that operates all elevators in the city or something?

Also on Jobstr...

What triggers indoor sprinklers in office buildings? If there's smoke, I assume the alarm would sound, but at what point do the sprinklers get activated, because I assume they would cause millions of dollars in damage?

Do firefighters still slide down poles, or is that antiquated?

Were you on duty in South Carolina on 9/11, and was there any consideration of going up to New York to help?

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Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

What kind of physical fitness component is there for the firefighter certification exam, and do most candidates have to train in preparation in order to pass?

When the alarm goes off, how many seconds between when you get the initial call and when you're on the truck pulling out of the station?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

Can women be firefighters? I've never seen any. And if so, are the physical fitness requirements for them lower and if so...um, is that safe, given the physical demands of the job?

How does the "for firefighters only" button in elevators work? Do you have a skeleton key that operates all elevators in the city or something?

Also on Jobstr...

What triggers indoor sprinklers in office buildings? If there's smoke, I assume the alarm would sound, but at what point do the sprinklers get activated, because I assume they would cause millions of dollars in damage?

Do firefighters still slide down poles, or is that antiquated?

Were you on duty in South Carolina on 9/11, and was there any consideration of going up to New York to help?

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