Firefighter

Firefighter

arringnl

32 Years Experience

Goose Creek, SC

Male, 54

Currently serving Jasper County Fire Rescue in south Carolina along with Charleston County EMS.

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Last Answer on June 29, 2022

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To become a firefighter do you have to be born in United States , I have a work visa and I'm in the process of becoming legal but I want to know,so I can pursue it or not

Asked by Jose Lara over 9 years ago

I dont see why not especially starting witha volunteer fire dept

Hi arringnl , I asked the question earlier about the small leak ... we have fixed the leak and replaced the pipe everything has been fine for a few hours . Do you think we should be ok now or should I call someone to come and check ?

Asked by Rtashj123 over 9 years ago

Sounds like you have removed the hazard

Is Forestry a good major for a firefighter ?

Asked by Jay about 9 years ago

Are you planning on going into forestry firefighting?

Do you think majoring in enviromental science would help getting a firefighter job?

Asked by Jalen over 9 years ago

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.

Do you think a person torching can instantly his pants catch on fire front and back. Could there have been a leak in the line to cause propane to leak onto his pants. This happened in gresham sc

Asked by Danab about 9 years ago

I am going to try to guess your question. If you are referring to a torching can for setting backfires and a persons pants caught fire quickly, I can only assume there would be a hole in a line. If my guess is not correct rewrite your question please.

Hi! Thank you for answering all these questions (and fighting fires). In your experience, under what circumstances would a house fire go out on its own? If it started in the kitchen for example?

Asked by Emma over 8 years ago

Seen it happen. Family left a candle burning on coffee table. Set the table on fire and caught the carpet on fire burned the carpet then went out. Depends on what is burning and how much fuel is available.

What about bachaelor degree though ?

Asked by Jay about 9 years ago

It will get you more of an advantage over those that dont