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By: Mark Thomas
Every year, fires and other emergencies take thousands upon thousands of lives and cause damage to homes and properties amounting to billions of dollars. If you become a firefighter, you help protect the general public against such harm by tackling fires and a variety of other emergencies.
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By: Kelly Halon
Fighting fire from the air is better known as aerial firefighting. Aerial firefighting is used to combat wildfires by use of aircrafts and other aerial resources. The types of aircraft used include helicopters and fixed wing aircrafts.
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By: Kelly Halon
Being a firefighter is a very stressful and dangerous job to say the least but it is in this that many thrives. Not everyone can take on such a job and see it through making it a lifelong career
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By: Kelly Halon
If you are truly interested in becoming a firefighter, there are a few things you need to pass in order to do so. There is training, the application process, background check, physicals, and the health exam to name a few.
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By: Kelly Halon
Fire fighters are usually the first face to respond to any time of emergency. They not only help to remove people who are trapped in burning structures, they also help with medical emergencies, car accidents, and many other situations.
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By: Kelly Halon
The profession of firefighting is known world wide, ranging in areas from urban and outback to cities and towns. Wherever the possibility arises for a fire to break out is where they will be.
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By: Kelly Halon
In the old days, firefighters were there to help when the call came in. The only thing between them and the fire was a thin helmet and a hose pumping a weak amount of water as compared to the hoses of today.
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By: Kelly Halon
If you are interested in becoming a firefighter, you need to be aware of the requirements for the job.
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By: Kelly Halon
Standing a good chance of being burned, crushed or killed are only a few of the risks that firefighters face at each call they respond to. To understand these risks firefighters need to be aware of them and how they will ultimately affect the future as well.
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By: Kelly Halon
There are many different tools and pieces of equipment used by firefighters today. Some of these pieces of equipment rarely see the light of day, and others rarely see any rest. We will discuss the tools of the trade in the following article.
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By: Kelly Halon
Within the world of firefighting, fire is classified under five classes. This gives a better system of understanding the many types of fire that fire personnel face each day.
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By: Bill May
Why would anyone want to become a firefighter? Well, I can tell you that it's not for the money. Although a firefighter's salary will pay the bills and put food on the table, it will not place you in an extremely high tax bracket. In fact, a lot of full-time firefighters work an extra job on their days off. A person does not become a firefighter just for the money.
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By: Kelly Halon
When we think of firefighters we think of regular people who are doing a great service for our community but did you ever stop to think about what kind of traits and characteristic that person has to have to do a great job?
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By: Kelly Halon
An airport is a busy place, with the planes and people coming and going, traffic in and out, what happens when there is an incident that involves chemicals, fire or danger?
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By: Kelly Halon
As with any occupation, even firefighting has schooling and specialized training available for those interested in pursuing a career in firefighting. The difficult thing is finding the right academy, or the best academy to suit your goals.
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