arringnl
32 Years Experience
Goose Creek, SC
Male, 54
Currently serving Jasper County Fire Rescue in south Carolina along with Charleston County EMS.
Each state has set training requirements most the same but some more in depth. It depends per state some training can be initially in house with testing done at a academy.
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The majority of Depts in this country are volunteer so yea they work hand in hand side by side
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Depends on what is in their jurisdiction. But you should be able to google the answer.
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Volunteer and get your paramedic and you will have a extra thing going for you. Paramedic is a must for many departments.
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Are a lot of people in your line of work vegetarian/vegan?
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No you can be both. There are approx 1.5 million career firefighters with the remainder being volunteer. Jobs in the south tend to be easier to obtain for some reason , of course you need to make yourself marketable by obtaining a degree, get certified as an EMT.
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If they don't have one I guess you are in a good position then
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Many things from burn patterns forming v starting at the point of orign. We also use tools from machines that detect accellerants to K9 smelling out for accellerants.
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