Firefighting
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Fire fighting is an extremely important job. It saves many
lives and property. "Fire fighters have the responsibility of
protecting life and property from the hazzerd of fire."(Hopke
242) Fire fighters also go on emergency calls such as heart
attacks, respiratory problems,any other medical problems, or just
to help save stuck or trapped animals. If an individual is
considering going into fire fighting they should find out all
they can about it. They would need to find out especially about
the nature of the work, training requirements, the salaries and
benefits,and the overall employment outlook. A career in fire
fighting could be dangerous and exciting as well as rewarding;
fire fighters are needed to save lives and property.
In fire fighting the nature of work varies depending on the size
of the department and city. Some jobs a person could have would
be hose handler, ladder handler, truck driver, inspector, or
tiller handler who drives the back end of a long truck. Fire
fighters will fight different sizes of fires. Sometimes they
fight big burning buildings or little grass fires. Since there
is such a great amount of heat put off from a fire, fire fighters
wear protective clothing. During a fire there could be
confusion. so fire fighters are organized and put to differnt
duties. These fire fighters are supervised by fire captians ,
battalion chiefs, or the fire chief. When a fire is out some
fire fighters wait arround to make sure that it is completely
out. There are fire investigation lieutenants, or fire marshals
that try to figure out what started the fire and where. These
people can arrest an arsonist or talk in court according to what
they find out. Besides fighting fires, fire fighters go on
medical and emergency calls. Fire inspectors are people who
inspect buildings to make sure they are not hazardous. Fire
fighters have to keep all of their equipment in top order in case
of emergency.
There are many training requirements for fire fighting. A
person going into fire fighting needs to be 18 years of age or
older ands to have at least a high school diploma. "Applicants
for municipal fire fighting jobs may have to pass a written test;
tests of strength, physical stamina, coordination and...
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