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

Asked by Carmine over 10 years ago

Sure. My email is palmettoss@yahoo.com

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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
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Asked by 99 over 10 years ago

To go interior firefighting you have to be FF2. I would imagine your system is similar to SC in that it takes approx 4 months based on volunteers work fulltime jobs.

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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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Compared to an ambulance, how sophisticated are the medical supplies that are usually carried on a fire truck? Do they usually carry AEDs?

Asked by 1738 over 10 years ago

My Engine carries the exact same as the medic unit so the sophistication would be the same. And the majority of ALS departments operate the same.

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Are there some emergencies (specifically technical rescues) that are just too complicated for normal fire departments to solve? Sometimes the victim just can't be saved, but what if they CAN be saved, just not with the tools/training of the local FD?

Asked by 1738 over 10 years ago

yes, that is why you have mutual aid from depts that are better equipted or trained to do more intrinic work.

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How long does it take to put out a house fire? And what was the longest time it's ever taken for you to put out a fire?

Asked by emma about 11 years ago

It depends on response time. Was dispatched lastnight to arson fire and the firstarriving unit had the fire knocked down in 5 min. So it all revolves withresponse time and how fast water gets to the fire. My longest fire has been 3 hrs.

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Do black smoke come from grease fire or electrical fire

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

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

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

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Compared to an ambulance, how sophisticated are the medical supplies that are usually carried on a fire truck? Do they usually carry AEDs?

Are there some emergencies (specifically technical rescues) that are just too complicated for normal fire departments to solve? Sometimes the victim just can't be saved, but what if they CAN be saved, just not with the tools/training of the local FD?

How long does it take to put out a house fire? And what was the longest time it's ever taken for you to put out a fire?

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What do YOU do?

Do black smoke come from grease fire or electrical fire

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

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

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. firefighterAs

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

Also on Jobstr...

Compared to an ambulance, how sophisticated are the medical supplies that are usually carried on a fire truck? Do they usually carry AEDs?

Are there some emergencies (specifically technical rescues) that are just too complicated for normal fire departments to solve? Sometimes the victim just can't be saved, but what if they CAN be saved, just not with the tools/training of the local FD?

How long does it take to put out a house fire? And what was the longest time it's ever taken for you to put out a fire?

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