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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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Hello Arringnl, I want firefighting to be my career too! I just have a question to ask. I know firefighters work 24 hour shift, but are they able to leave work due to a severe family member accident? Like a loved one getting into a fatal accident?

Asked by Alexis about 6 years ago

Occassionally emergencies happen. When that does you do what you have to and get guys to come in. But you will miss holidays since a fire dept works 24-7-365

If you are working at a medical research facility and it so happens a fire starts out and so you start to have everyone evacuate so upon doing so there is a doctor in the lab very close on fing a cure for cancer and dont want to leave what do you do

Asked by Jermaine Elgin about 7 years ago

He leaves no questions asks

As, a 16 yr old teen, what requirements would i have have to obtain in order to be a firefighter?

Asked by Keith almost 7 years ago

Alot of Fire depts have explorer programs for teenagers to get them whAt they need to be a ff

What things are you doing to help with the COVID-19?

Asked by Jayj about 6 years ago

Transporting those that have EMS needs and I have only had 1 Covid pt so far working for 2 counties.

What are custom options you can put on a fire truck?

Asked by Papa over 6 years ago

Many things from different hose lauouts, compartment layouts. So have special requirements for medical equipment just depends.

Are firefighters peace officers? What powers does that give?

Asked by 02895 about 6 years ago

Some are Fire Marshals and have arrest powers and some depts are both firefighters and police officers

Bushes on my friends property burned up during the night but the fire department never made any attempt to contact them is it possible they might send mail or something to to explain what happened. The fire department did put it out by the way

Asked by Steve about 7 years ago

If no one was there probably not unless the homeowner was filing a claim they would need to contact the dept. otherwise it was a simple brush type fire and minimal fire reporting would not be required.