arringnl
32 Years Experience
Goose Creek, SC
Male, 54
Currently serving Jasper County Fire Rescue in south Carolina along with Charleston County EMS.
There is no certain amount of time. You need to make yourself very marketable with education and exp which can be achieved by volunteering. We have guys coming down to to the South cause they can not get hired up North due to lack of job openings. So it may neccessiate moving out of the area to get a firefighting job.
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If you are planning to go into Forestry firefighting yes
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Quite frequently while out in public. Yes it does make you feel appreciated. No on the autographg.
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In my honest opinion, No. one of our officers has a BA in Geology for instance and it does nothing for him. If you are going to go to college and be in the fire service get a degree that correlates to the job.
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Yes, water coming in contact with power can create electrical shorts that can lead to fires or injuries.
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Grease involves a flammanle liquid which does not allow the application of water. And electrical fire is the same way until power is turned off.
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Major problem, impedes response, creates evasive action that put more of public at risk then there needed to be. Besides it pisses me off.
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