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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 ... almost 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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after a fire, why do fire fighters cut burnt woods in 2 ft. long?

Asked by James over 10 years ago

Didnt know we did?

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When I was first joining the fire department, we learned about all the gases. There is a gas but I can't remember the name. What gas burns that is impossible to put out? They say if it is buried it goes out, but once it is uncovered, it still burns.

Asked by Shari Wasco about 10 years ago

Several types of gases, racing fuel is one that you can not see as it is being burned. It depends on the flash point generally a flammable liquid has a flash point of under 100 deg. I am not sure which one you are referring to specifically.

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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 over 10 years ago

Monitor the expiration date is the best way.

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Asked by Paula almost 11 years ago

Volunteer with a Dept. but make yourself more valuable by getting your EMT Certification since that is where the majority of our work comes from. It takes longer to teach a person to perform EMS than firefighting. So that gives you a heads up against others. I don't know how your feel about the military but they do have firefighters that you can enlist for.

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refrying to the question i just asked about school its high school and ages 17 - 18

Asked by alias about 10 years ago

this also depends on availbility of others. Some communities have no choice but to use them.

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

after a fire, why do fire fighters cut burnt woods in 2 ft. long?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

When I was first joining the fire department, we learned about all the gases. There is a gas but I can't remember the name. What gas burns that is impossible to put out? They say if it is buried it goes out, but once it is uncovered, it still burns.

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

Also on Jobstr...

Explain how motivating factors of modern fire research impact fire science.

refrying to the question i just asked about school its high school and ages 17 - 18

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?

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

after a fire, why do fire fighters cut burnt woods in 2 ft. long?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

When I was first joining the fire department, we learned about all the gases. There is a gas but I can't remember the name. What gas burns that is impossible to put out? They say if it is buried it goes out, but once it is uncovered, it still burns.

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

Also on Jobstr...

Explain how motivating factors of modern fire research impact fire science.

refrying to the question i just asked about school its high school and ages 17 - 18

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