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Last Answer on June 29, 2022

Do volunteer firefighters work with the FD? Or are they separate?

Asked by KJ over 10 years ago

The majority of Depts in this country are volunteer so yea they work hand in hand side by side

to be a vol. auxiliary firefighter do you need to go through formal training aka the fire academy or just station ( local ) training ?

Asked by ... over 10 years ago

Each state has set training requirements most the same but some more in depth. It depends per state some training can be initially in house with testing done at a academy.

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How do you figure out where/how the fire started?

Asked by Alyssa about 11 years ago

Many things from burn patterns forming v starting at the point of orign. We also use tools from machines that detect accellerants to K9 smelling out for accellerants.

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when you join a vol. fire department do they give you a pager or do you have to buy one

Asked by ... over 10 years ago

Kevlar will breakdown, also it is probably not OSHA compliant in that the uniform is 26 yrs old.

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I'm hoping to start my firefighting path and I was wondering what you think the best direction is to go? would you suggest firefighting college? maybe becoming a paramedic before hand? or a certain course at a college? just looking for some opinions.

Asked by Chelsea over 10 years ago

Volunteer and get your paramedic and you will have a extra thing going for you. Paramedic is a must for many departments.

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I just became a firefighter and I they told me that I may never have to climb the aerial ladder because at that they station that I am at they don't have an aerial ladder truck. Is this true? I have no problem with the aerial ladder.

Asked by Tom about 10 years ago

If they don't have one I guess you are in a good position then

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Each spring I get my permit, my burn barrel with steel base, metal screen for the top. I get the fire going really hot. 5-6 hours of this and I'm exhausted. Most tiring job I do, Why? Is the fire leaving less oxygen for me? Or is it the intense heat?

Asked by Dave about 10 years ago

I am slightly confused. What job are you doing when you apparently are standing next to a burn barrel

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Do volunteer firefighters work with the FD? Or are they separate?

to be a vol. auxiliary firefighter do you need to go through formal training aka the fire academy or just station ( local ) training ?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

How do you figure out where/how the fire started?

when you join a vol. fire department do they give you a pager or do you have to buy one

Also on Jobstr...

I'm hoping to start my firefighting path and I was wondering what you think the best direction is to go? would you suggest firefighting college? maybe becoming a paramedic before hand? or a certain course at a college? just looking for some opinions.

I just became a firefighter and I they told me that I may never have to climb the aerial ladder because at that they station that I am at they don't have an aerial ladder truck. Is this true? I have no problem with the aerial ladder.

Each spring I get my permit, my burn barrel with steel base, metal screen for the top. I get the fire going really hot. 5-6 hours of this and I'm exhausted. Most tiring job I do, Why? Is the fire leaving less oxygen for me? Or is it the intense heat?

Firefighter

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

Do volunteer firefighters work with the FD? Or are they separate?

to be a vol. auxiliary firefighter do you need to go through formal training aka the fire academy or just station ( local ) training ?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

How do you figure out where/how the fire started?

when you join a vol. fire department do they give you a pager or do you have to buy one

Also on Jobstr...

I'm hoping to start my firefighting path and I was wondering what you think the best direction is to go? would you suggest firefighting college? maybe becoming a paramedic before hand? or a certain course at a college? just looking for some opinions.

I just became a firefighter and I they told me that I may never have to climb the aerial ladder because at that they station that I am at they don't have an aerial ladder truck. Is this true? I have no problem with the aerial ladder.

Each spring I get my permit, my burn barrel with steel base, metal screen for the top. I get the fire going really hot. 5-6 hours of this and I'm exhausted. Most tiring job I do, Why? Is the fire leaving less oxygen for me? Or is it the intense heat?

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