Firefighters

What do firefighters do on a day to day basic? Now if you’re reading this just like me you’re wondering the same thing. Well let me tell you, I did a couple of research myself to find out. We all know firefighters have a busy day, they put out fire, and we think that’s it. But little do we know there is more. For example I bet you didn’t know they did other activities, cleaning, calls for service, not even their shift time! We think of a firefighter and I’m guessing the first thing you think is…

The moment you swear in as a firefighter on a new department you join a unique brotherhood. In this brotherhood, you will develop new skills, experience good things and bad things, and you will be adopted into a close knit second family. As we all know, or the majority of us know, firefighters are a pretty unique bunch on individuals. Throughout your time in the fire service you will experience many different things, and because of these experiences you will develop a whole new set of senses,…

Firefighters-from career veterans with twenty or more years, to volunteers with only a few months under their belts-go through intense, rigorous, and extremely important training. What could happen if firefighters just did the minimum amount of training required and that was all they trained? THE DENVER DRILL On 28 September 1992, in Denver Colorado, a three-alarm fire broke out. During attempts to locate and rescue survivors, Mark Langvardt, a 16-year veteran firefighter, was separated from…

become a firefighter. To help those in desperate need or even to just give a little encouragement is all I really desire. I always found myself entranced by those enormous, red trucks blaring their siren for all to hear. The life of a firefighter was an intriguing one, and one to be discovered for myself. For me, it was an easy career path decision to make. Through deeper study and research, it has become clear that being a firefighter would be my best career choice. Becoming a firefighter…

My name is Merceda Armstrong and I’m interested in becoming a forest firefighter. Many people assume that a forest firefighter's job is to stop forest fires but they do a lot more. Forest firefighters looks like an interesting career. My purpose of writing this research paper is to inform people about forest firefighters. I think Forest firefighter’s job is to put an end to forest fires/wildfires or use tools to avoid forest fires; or reduce the harm the fire did. When forest firefighter’s gets…

Cameron Ganous is a firefighter of Station 2 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cameron is shockingly enough not a macho or super buff man. He doesn’t have huge muscles and Cameron isn’t the tallest guy in the room. Although he is very athletic and quick on his feet, Cameron doesn’t match the typical stereotype of a Hollywood firefighter. His job entails fighting fire, rescue, working the Ladder Company and EMT work. Before I began researching Cameron’s background, I knew very little about his heroic…

There is only one qualification required for them to accept you as a volunteer firefighter is that you are eighteen years or older. They generally accept anyone because they could you use as much help as they can get. There is a required two hundred and twenty-hour volunteer education workshop. There are no required hours or days that you have to volunteer, it is whenever you can give. They really appreciate anything because every little bit helps. They’re very lenient with the volunteers that…

associated with building types, and the effects of fire on each type. The potential for building collapse remains a safety issue for firefighters and situation awareness must remain a top priority on the fireground. Scene size-up is a tool firefighter use to better understand an emergency by gathering as much information based on the general impression. Today, firefighters must train and understand the unique building…

the firefighters did not have all of the tools and gear that they do now “(login). “Firefighting can be traced back to Jamestown, Virginia the first Settlement in the New World(Firefighting in). In January 1608, a fire destroyed most of the colonists things and homes”(“FireFighting in”). “In 1648 Peter Stuyuesanty, governor of New Amsterdam appointed four fire wardens to perform inspections…

Initiatives developed at a Firefighter Safety Summit in Tampa Florida in 2004 attended by representatives of the major fire service districts. Since the inception of these Initiatives, Darby Fire Company has been able to implement 15 out of the 16 Life Safety Initiatives to become a conscientious and informed fire company resulting in very few firefighter injuries. To begin, Darby Fire Company encourages cultural awareness throughout the department. For instance, when new firefighters join…