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I'm in SoCal, I'm 23 w 2yr of 911 EMT experience, about to complete Fire Academy, then take Paramedic classes and hopefully work for a volunteer FD at the same time. What else should I be doing to stand a better chance of getting hired in SoCal?

Asked by SoCal about 10 years ago

Are you working while going to paramedic? If you are, you are going to find it difficult generally to volunteer/work and go to school all at once. Paramedic is a pretty tough class. Getting hired in CA can be difficult due to the competition. You will have a better chance applying nationwide. Paramedics are a dime a dozen in CA. They are hard sought for for instance in SC where I work. Most depts are going to an ALS system and require PM license.

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Do you need to have a drivers license in order to be a firefighter?

Asked by Brad Houpt over 9 years ago

Generally yes, unless you do not plan on driving any apparatus. But generally yes.

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So my mum told me the other day that it's against the law to block my bedroom window in case of a fire emergency. What I want to know is what exactly constitutes as blocking? (my bed doesn't have a headboard and it stops ~10cm UNDER the window ledge)

Asked by KC over 10 years ago

First off, is this a residence that you own and not rent, If it is a rental property there can not be any fire hazards also required smoke detectors. Commercial properties can not have exits blocked. They are required based on Sq. ft of the establishment. With that said do they have excess exits thus allowing them to block a particular opening. That is commercial for private homes we have no jurisdiction to determine what you are allowed to do since it is your property. Your mom is right but also wrong from fire department standing it is unwise to block an exit. If you bed is below the window frame it gives you the ability to effectively exit the window without a ladder for example. So is there a hazard with your bed in my eyes the answer is no.

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I was out back near the bottom side of my home right under roof gutter run off there was black and when I picked and smelled there had been a fire there and I dont understand how it happened

Asked by Dellen about 10 years ago

Lightening strike possibly

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Do black smoke come from grease fire or electrical fire

Asked by Ms herbert over 9 years ago

Black smoke comes from fire involving Petroleum, Oils and incomplete combustion where the temps have not reached their maximum for full burning of materials.

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i am about to start the process to join my local volunteer FD, in nj and i wanted to know do volunteer fireman just have to take firefighter one or both one and two , also on average how long does the fire academy take to become a vol. firefighter

Asked by joe almost 11 years ago

I can only speak for South Carolina so hereis ours.The first step if FF1 IFSAC takes approx 2 months meeting a few evenings and Sats. This certification allows exterior firefighting. FF2 is approx 3 months same schedule. SC does have a fire academy that is 12 weeks but they come out with EMT

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I am working on a creative writing project...would you be open to correspondence through email? If not, totally understandable. TY

Asked by Carmine almost 11 years ago

Sure. My email is palmettoss@yahoo.com

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I'm in SoCal, I'm 23 w 2yr of 911 EMT experience, about to complete Fire Academy, then take Paramedic classes and hopefully work for a volunteer FD at the same time. What else should I be doing to stand a better chance of getting hired in SoCal?

Do you need to have a drivers license in order to be a firefighter?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

So my mum told me the other day that it's against the law to block my bedroom window in case of a fire emergency. What I want to know is what exactly constitutes as blocking? (my bed doesn't have a headboard and it stops ~10cm UNDER the window ledge)

I was out back near the bottom side of my home right under roof gutter run off there was black and when I picked and smelled there had been a fire there and I dont understand how it happened

Also on Jobstr...

Do black smoke come from grease fire or electrical fire

i am about to start the process to join my local volunteer FD, in nj and i wanted to know do volunteer fireman just have to take firefighter one or both one and two , also on average how long does the fire academy take to become a vol. firefighter

I am working on a creative writing project...would you be open to correspondence through email? If not, totally understandable. TY

Firefighter

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

I'm in SoCal, I'm 23 w 2yr of 911 EMT experience, about to complete Fire Academy, then take Paramedic classes and hopefully work for a volunteer FD at the same time. What else should I be doing to stand a better chance of getting hired in SoCal?

Do you need to have a drivers license in order to be a firefighter?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

So my mum told me the other day that it's against the law to block my bedroom window in case of a fire emergency. What I want to know is what exactly constitutes as blocking? (my bed doesn't have a headboard and it stops ~10cm UNDER the window ledge)

I was out back near the bottom side of my home right under roof gutter run off there was black and when I picked and smelled there had been a fire there and I dont understand how it happened

Also on Jobstr...

Do black smoke come from grease fire or electrical fire

i am about to start the process to join my local volunteer FD, in nj and i wanted to know do volunteer fireman just have to take firefighter one or both one and two , also on average how long does the fire academy take to become a vol. firefighter

I am working on a creative writing project...would you be open to correspondence through email? If not, totally understandable. TY

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