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What is the role of BA board controller?

Asked by ko ko htike over 10 years ago

Are you referring to a Breathing Apparatus Controller dealing with exiting and entering areas while utilizing scba?

I'm 18, female & was planning to volunteer after hs. I was going to do it as a full time job, but i heard that the written tests are every 4 years & the recent one will be this year, but im not physically ready. i was just wondering how i can apply?

Asked by Rose over 10 years ago

Join a volunteer Dept and get yourself ready. Down South we don't have civil service exams. When the vacancy occurs we advertize the position for applicants.

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how do you feel about pop blue lights and 17 year olds having them ?

Asked by ... almost 11 years ago

Zero support. Lack of maturity and expierence.

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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 recently found out that my local FD (volunteer) has alcoholic beverages for its members at the firehouse. I know that light drinking won't impair someone's ability to respond, but should I be worried about this? What should I do about it?

Asked by 123 over 10 years ago

Back in the day and even today volunteer fire departments were a social club environment, You would be respected in the community if you were a volunteer firefighter. Elections, weddings, marriages, community meeting and parties were held in the fire halls. With that said there were and still are the availability of alcohol in some of these organizations. My professional thinking is that alcohol has no place in a fire dept. We should be at the top of our game and not under the influence of alcohol.

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How has American dependence on synthetic materials changed the way those employed in fire protection fields do their jobs?

Asked by greeneyes over 11 years ago

Burns faster increases collapse time in structures is the simpliest way to answer that one.

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

Asked by Paula over 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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What is the role of BA board controller?

I'm 18, female & was planning to volunteer after hs. I was going to do it as a full time job, but i heard that the written tests are every 4 years & the recent one will be this year, but im not physically ready. i was just wondering how i can apply?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

how do you feel about pop blue lights and 17 year olds having them ?

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

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I recently found out that my local FD (volunteer) has alcoholic beverages for its members at the firehouse. I know that light drinking won't impair someone's ability to respond, but should I be worried about this? What should I do about it?

How has American dependence on synthetic materials changed the way those employed in fire protection fields do their jobs?

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

Firefighter

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

What is the role of BA board controller?

I'm 18, female & was planning to volunteer after hs. I was going to do it as a full time job, but i heard that the written tests are every 4 years & the recent one will be this year, but im not physically ready. i was just wondering how i can apply?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

how do you feel about pop blue lights and 17 year olds having them ?

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

Also on Jobstr...

I recently found out that my local FD (volunteer) has alcoholic beverages for its members at the firehouse. I know that light drinking won't impair someone's ability to respond, but should I be worried about this? What should I do about it?

How has American dependence on synthetic materials changed the way those employed in fire protection fields do their jobs?

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

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