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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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Would you consider a fuse box from 1958 a fire hazard.

Asked by kim about 10 years ago

By modern standards that would be a yes to it being a fire hazard.

I had a small fire in my gas stove, now there's fire extinguisher powder everywhere. It got down into the cracks where I can't reach. Will my oven be okay to use? Any tips on cleaning it? Thanks!

Asked by Steve about 10 years ago

Vacuum is your best option, do not use until properly cleaned.

Daughter has a 100+ year old 3 story home with counter-weight old windows, weights have been cut, but windows open, no locks of any kind. Six kids under 6 yrs have 2nd & 3rd floor bdrm windows. Risky or am I an old fuddy-duddy to worry?

Asked by SharontheGrandmother almost 10 years ago

No, very rightfully to be concerned. Age is a factor but also you are using windows with a specifically designed component that has been altered.

If I baked some pie would yall actually eat it or would yall perfer store bought?

Asked by Kilah over 9 years ago

Were pretty flexible as long as it is good. I am not going to lie but there has been a time or 2 that we accepted it but later go rid of it.

I'm thinking about interviewing a firefighter for my high school chemistry class. How much chemistry (types of fires, flame retardants) do firefighters know and use in their daily lives and jobs?

Asked by lc over 10 years ago

Quite a bit so we know what to use on what type of fires. For instance we do not apply water to flammable metals, or water to flammable gases. Sometimes we use dry chemical extinguishers on materials to remove the chemical reaction. Fires go out due to either removing oxygen(difficult), cooling, burns out of fuel plain and simple or intefferring with the chemical chain reaction such as dry chemical does.

hey Im on my way to become a vol. firman within less than a year , I wanted to buy an fdny shirt to wear to support them . Would FDNY firefighters or others get offended if I wore a station t shirt due to me not being a fireman there ?

Asked by ty about 10 years ago

No, believe it or not they sell them at the FDNY store in New York not to far from Time Square.

how does it feel to be a firefighter

Asked by dana lopez about 11 years ago

I love my job, there are times when it is boring but it comes with the territory. You never what your going to be doing in 3 min let alone and hour. There is a certain time when you reflect in the thought that when people need help they call you when they do not know what do to and know we will be there with the answers or help. It can emotional from heartbreaking when dealing with the death of the innocent to the rush of the danger. I enjoy the unknowing and the helping of others.