Firefighters

In 2015, 51% of firefighter line-of-duty fatalities were caused by sudden cardiac death. This is a staggering static that exemplifies the importance of health and nutrition within the career. Firefighters are well known for having poor eating habits, some say it’s due to the nature of the job which includes shift work and sleep deprivation, which can lead to unhealthy lifestyles. “Research that shows most firefighters get less than the recommended 150 min of moderate to high-intensity exercise…

Currently I am perusing a career as a Paramedic Firefighter. The desire to want to become a firefighter has always been there. What kid does not want to be a firefighter? Coming into my freshman year of college I had to finally decide what I wanted to do with my life. I was set on wanting to help people. With that, I knew I wanted something medical. I noticed…

Introduction to Emergency Services Personal Traits Essay From the classroom activities describing traits and characteristics that an EMT and/or Firefighter must possess, choose Two characteristics that you feel you possess and why Two characteristics you need to work on, why and how you can improve Every great team you are involved in or are apart of thrives and achieves off of a lot of attributes of someone and what they possess as a person. You will get nowhere as a group if no one…

handled correctly. Research has shown if things were handled differently than many lives could have been saved. Training and the proper skills are not brought to the surface for both rural and large city communities. Did you know each year about 105 firefighters die while on duty? Or 69% of rural emergency places do not have the proper capacity for any kind of dramatic disaster. (History) The reason why rural communities do not get the attention many other larger communities get is due to the…

of people, the firefighter is there to risk their own life just to save others. They are considered to be the real heroes of the world. Their main duty is to save the life of a civilian and to protect the civilian property. When a firefighter enters the burning building, the first main purpose of him is to save the life of the civilians and then to ensure that less damage is made to the property (Kunadharaju, Smith & DeJoy, 2011). When these two goals are accomplished, the firefighter ensures…

looking at are heavily dependent on their co-workers who act as a family around one another all for the better interest of those in need of medical attention. Humor is found in almost every setting of a firefighter’s day and the nurses’ hospital. For firefighters, humor is greeted with morning shift trades and…

in the state of Arizona. As a substitute, I chose to adopt the firefighter code of ethics listed on FEMA.gov website and authored by the National Society of Executive Fire Officers. This white paper document outlines the integrity and professionalism that it has grown to become and recognize by the communities it serves. The firefighter code of ethics establishes the groundwork for proper professionalism and behavior for firefighters to maintain and continue to cultivate their high standards of…

Female Firefighters Discriminated Against Gender is a part of everyday life with so much related to it based on stereotypes, customs, and ideas, learned from birth. This case study peers into gender discrimination by first providing a little historical background information. Next, it delves into an analysis of a case, Wedow v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, 442 F.3d 441 (U.S. App., 2006), and the Court’s opinion by first, examining the pertinent facts of the case, determining the legal issue…

the icon herself, have known it all along, and the woman has worked for her permanent spot in pop culture history. Number Eight: On Being A ‘Firefighter’ “I’ve come a long way through a lot of heartache and pain, but none of it made me damaged goods. It made me a fighter.” Gaga is engaged to Taylor Kinney, the incredibly good-looking fictional firefighter of TV’s Chicago Fire. Fight the good fight, girl. Number Seven: On Inspiring Fans To Let Their Freak Flags Fly "(I hope to speak to)…

the town not wanting to pay overtime to its employee’s to get recertified in ocean rescue, we as firefighter’s and EMT’s know what we need to do to keep our certification up to date no matter if the department pays us overtime or not. If we as firefighter find any classes to get recertified then we should go on our own…