Firefighter

Firefighter

arringnl

32 Years Experience

Goose Creek, SC

Male, 54

Currently serving Jasper County Fire Rescue in south Carolina along with Charleston County EMS.

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Last Answer on June 29, 2022

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how many calls does the average small town volunteer fire dept. go on a year based on your knowledge and experience ?

Asked by joe about 10 years ago

Depends on what is in their jurisdiction. But you should be able to google the answer.

Besides fighting fires, what other jobs do firefighters carry out?

Asked by Ryan over 9 years ago

Public education. Emergency Medical Services. fire prevention to name a few. We do not fight as many fires that we use to.

Do you have to be a volunteer firefighter or can you be a firefighter full time?

Asked by Michael about 10 years ago

No you can be both. There are approx 1.5 million career firefighters with the remainder being volunteer. Jobs in the south tend to be easier to obtain for some reason , of course you need to make yourself marketable by obtaining a degree, get certified as an EMT.

In your opinion do think vol. firefighters who are still in school should be allowed to respond to a call during school hours ? or at least carry pagers on them in school?

Asked by alias about 10 years ago

generally no since most departments require 18 yrs of age to enter a structure.

Followup: No, I do not plan to be working while in PM school. I would like to reserve 1 shift/month which is normal in SoCal. But after PM school, what else should I be doing? Any other certs I should get?

Asked by SoCal over 9 years ago

Not that I can think off, just keep nationwide potential in mind.

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

Asked by ... almost 10 years ago

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

Ive always wondered if this is true or not. But do people call requesting their cats to be rescued from a tree?

Asked by Chels over 10 years ago

True along with birds, lizards.