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Last Answer on June 29, 2022

I work in a small office that is attached to a garage by an interior door. The garage is used to repair heavy equipment (Loaders, Back Hoe, Dozers) as well as gravel trucks. Should I have a C O sensor in the office?

Asked by Rich almost 10 years ago

Yes a CO detector should be in place based on the usage of the diesel engines etc.

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Its about fire extinguishers.
I just bought my gma one. is there anything else I can do to make sure this one stays up to date. Thank you in advance

Asked by beckie almost 11 years ago

Monitor the expiration date is the best way.

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Do volunteer firefighters usually have less training and experience compared to career ones?

Asked by Alec about 10 years ago

The training is the same usually. But sometimes it comes down to available training time. Career FF train just about every day for at least 2 hrs generally. Volunteers have fulltime jobs that they have and training times are limited. Volunteers do take the same curriculm as career although

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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 almost 10 years ago

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

988 Votes

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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 about 11 years ago

True along with birds, lizards.

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I am in the process of debating the location and type of light I will carry on my ppe, wondering if I should have just a right angle light or a helmet mounted light. Or should I have both ? LMK...

Asked by joe almost 10 years ago

I keep my mounted on my chest where there is a holder for it. I also carry one on my helmet but when you are taking care of pts you dont usually use it since I would be shinning it in their eyes.

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When u first joined the FD what did ur friends family and people you know say and think about you ?

Asked by ... over 10 years ago

My family didn't really know what was entailed. I really wanted to go into law enforcement but my wife asked me to be a firefighter instead, she felt it was safer. That was 26 years ago and I am still doing it. My family ended up being proud of my career choice.

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I work in a small office that is attached to a garage by an interior door. The garage is used to repair heavy equipment (Loaders, Back Hoe, Dozers) as well as gravel trucks. Should I have a C O sensor in the office?

Its about fire extinguishers.
I just bought my gma one. is there anything else I can do to make sure this one stays up to date. Thank you in advance

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

Do volunteer firefighters usually have less training and experience compared to career ones?

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?

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

I am in the process of debating the location and type of light I will carry on my ppe, wondering if I should have just a right angle light or a helmet mounted light. Or should I have both ? LMK...

When u first joined the FD what did ur friends family and people you know say and think about you ?

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Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

I work in a small office that is attached to a garage by an interior door. The garage is used to repair heavy equipment (Loaders, Back Hoe, Dozers) as well as gravel trucks. Should I have a C O sensor in the office?

Its about fire extinguishers.I just bought my gma one. is there anything else I can do to make sure this one stays up to date. Thank you in advance

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

Do volunteer firefighters usually have less training and experience compared to career ones?

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?

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

I am in the process of debating the location and type of light I will carry on my ppe, wondering if I should have just a right angle light or a helmet mounted light. Or should I have both ? LMK...

When u first joined the FD what did ur friends family and people you know say and think about you ?

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Its about fire extinguishers.
I just bought my gma one. is there anything else I can do to make sure this one stays up to date. Thank you in advance