Firefighting

program that allows inmates from prison to be put through a two week course so they can help fight wildfires. Normally, this is just for “minimum-security inmates with no history of violent crimes that can participate.” The numbers of inmates in the firefighting unit have dropped in California due to overcrowding in prisons. To help the inflation, they are keeping people in jails around the state. Their job is to handle the tools to “chew through brush and timberland to create firebreaks to stop…

So you have decided that you want to have a career in the firefighting industry. You want to become one of the modern day heroes those little kids look up to. It is time to make this dream job your real job by following these steps. Step 1 - Know the requirements. First and foremost you need to know what the requirements for getting this position are. Every fire department have their own set of specifications, here are the most basic and common. But keep in mind that having all the…

When we are little kids we come to learn about firefighters and the generics of their job. They respond in big fire trucks, help rescue cats from trees, and put out fires with water. Little do we really know when we are young what these men and woman have to actually experience. As we get older we get to actually see what firefighters do, we may even see them put out the fires from a distance. But as we watch from a distance, are you able to tell from one firefighter to the next what kind of…

Fire service culture needs to change because too many firefighters are injured or killed because of simple things like not wearing seat belts or not wearing proper protective gear. Firefighters are even defending themselves in court due to cases of harassment or discrimination. It must be possible to change the culture. All of these bad outcomes are preventable, but they need to be made at the department level and not just at an individual level. Those in the fire service or know about it…

My evolution I choose to do is evolution number 1 of the NFPA 1410 engine drill. This drill is about a forward lay using one engine and a supply line to the hydrant about 300’ with an attack and back up line. The flow is 300 GPM and the time is 3 mins to complete. The objective of this training is a house fire and the first in engine has to hit the hydrant about 300’ from the house and get the attack line and a backup line off the engine with the engineer giving water to the nozzleman. Well my…

interested me one of the carriers was to become a firefighter. my family in the past have all been firefighters like my grandpa and great grandpa. and a lot of my family wants the generation of firefighters to go on so because of this I feel like firefighting would be a good choice. I also like doing physical work and I am very athletic and healthy two things you need to be a good firefighter. Another career that has interested me is becoming a dentist the reason for this is because i like…

are on duty for 24 hours straight, then they get 48 hours off? If that was school, that means that you would get 10 days off after going to school for only a week. I don't know about you, but that's all I need to hear to know that firefighting is a good job. Firefighting must be a great career field because they have a good salary, a lot of respect, and finally they need more recruits. Being a firefighter is one of the best jobs you can have because first, firefighters are very respected by our…

working on the flight deck and the aircraft, and would change daily operations for carrier aviation forever. After understanding the history of the USS Forrestal, it is critical to comprehend changes involving flight deck operations, shipboard firefighting, and personal protective equipment (PPE), also why it serves an important role to the history and heritage of the United States…

London"). Despite the immense efforts from the civilians of London to create firebreaks, which involved tearing down houses, the fire continued to spread over several days, tearing down buildings in its path. Due to the narrow streets, the inadequate firefighting equipment did little to control the fire. As the fire spread, civilians began to panic. Streets were filled with fleeing civilians and confused families, while the fire continued to consume iconic buildings such as St. Paul’s Cathedral.…

his truck, and was unapologetically obsessed with anything to do with firefighting. This was fine most of the time but at the beginning of our relationship I always got embarrassed when he would start babbling about firetrucks around my friends or family. He could talk for hours, even if no one around was interested. Like Tom, not being sure how to talk about Helen’s weight, I was not sure how to talk about Mac’s firefighting. I felt like there was a big part of his life neither I nor anyone…