Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Being a firefighter

By Christoper C. Johnson


In regards to a firefighter, you should know that they are individuals that are very much highly trained in order to cope with all of the hazardous conditions that fires might let them in on. And of course, because of the fact that our society is evolving, there are a lot of dangers that such people are exposed to.

Compared to the past the materials and the structure of the buildings are now very much different from what they used to be and this makes the firefighter jobs a job that is not good for everyone, but only for those that have a strong willpower and will be prepared to do anything it takes in order to come out clean in such an event.

There are a few types of firemen if we are to take a look at the industry nowadays. And of course, each of them will have a certain specialty and will be trained for certain situations. For example, they can be trained in order to attack bush fires, to be the operators of certain machines and so on. In some countries, they are not even paid and they will only get to volunteer for the job. Yet, before you will rush and delve into signing up for being one, you will need to take the firefighter test.

When it comes to those that will volunteer they will not be called in every situation, but in certain events only. As such, they will be announced of fires either through their pager, through their cell phone or any other means of communication they might have. So this way, they will know exactly when and what they need to do.

When you are working as a fireman, you will need to stay in the Firefighter department office and when a situation will arise, you will need to take action immediately. Yet before you will become one, you will need to take the firefighter practice tests and after that, you will be required to stay for twenty hours per day in the department, yet be able to lead a normal life at the same time.

If you don't want to be a firefighter, then you will be able to become an EMT. As such, you will be the one that will get to offer help to those that will get injured in the fire, including helping your fellow firemen and fire victims. When people will need to be evacuated you will be the one to assess the best route.




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