Being A Firefighter Research Paper

In fire science you have to be aware of whatever situation you’re entering so that you can handle the issue with precise problem solving skills and capabilities that a professional must have in his mental and physical arsenal to save lives whilst risking his own. Sometimes being a firefighter is not always you getting to complete a search and rescue operation, or having to defuse an insanely large hazard incident that could affect every living organism or person within its hazard range and being a huge hero. Being a firefighter is about selflessly risking your life for someone who can be saved, not rushing in and trying to fix an impossible situation because it will likely not happen like that. In most cases that situation will kill you and you will have saved no-one’s life and that is nothing to throw …show more content…
Just because you may want something, does not mean you are cut out for it. Wanting to do something does not mean you will be good at it, even after spending time trying to master it. We’ve all seen the American Idol tryouts.

There is no shortage of people who want to be pop stars, but when they step in front of the judges, it becomes quickly and often painfully apparent which ones have potential and should pursue their dreams, and which ones should abandon their dream for a new one. We are not all cut out to be pop stars and we are not all cut out to be in the fire service.

So once you have answered "yes," to the question, "Do I want to be a firefighter", ask yourself the next, much tougher question, "Should I?" Being a Firefighter isn’t always going to be glamorous and you shouldn’t be one if that’s all your worried about, be tough, be humble, and never forget what you hold in your hands when you’re