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Last Answer on June 29, 2022

After all you need to become a firefighter is complete. How does the whole after porcess work. Do you have an input in which house you will serve with?

Asked by Zoe over 9 years ago

Plan and simple you usually have no input other than you can hope for a particular house but you are a rookie.

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If I have a small leak and water is falling on to wires in my basement should I be worried ?

Asked by Rtashj123 over 9 years ago

Yes, water coming in contact with power can create electrical shorts that can lead to fires or injuries.

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So you wanna be a Firefighter?

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How long does it take for someone to actually get the firefighter job after applying ?

Asked by Jay about 9 years ago

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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you respond to a 1 story home fully involved. The chief orders you to put water on fire Bldg from the adjacent 4 story exposure building. You have enough hose to cover the 4th floor. Where do you attack from? 4th floor window or 2nd floor window?

Asked by Jj Watt about 9 years ago

I would anticipate attacking from the 2nd floor especially since it is only 1 story.

1020 Votes

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What would be a good degree to get to become a firefighter/paramedic?

Asked by Ty over 9 years ago

yes, get your paramedic since a large amount of depts require this.

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If a molotov cocktail is thrown in a very old wood dry building consisting of flammable furniture and other types of fuel, with good oxygen supply, how could the fire self extinguish in a short period of time?

Asked by Brylar Foustark almost 10 years ago

I would find it improbable that it would self extinguish. If it had limited oxygen than that would be feasible.

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Are fire extinguishers still or have they ever been kept in glass boxes with little hammers? That seems dangerous with all the broken glass.

Asked by Beth about 9 years ago

They used to be at one point and may still be in some older buildings. The basic concept was it allowed you to see that there was indeed a fire extinguisher in the locker. No they are usually kept in a metal box mounted on the wall with a metal door.

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After all you need to become a firefighter is complete. How does the whole after porcess work. Do you have an input in which house you will serve with?

If I have a small leak and water is falling on to wires in my basement should I be worried ?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

How long does it take for someone to actually get the firefighter job after applying ?

you respond to a 1 story home fully involved. The chief orders you to put water on fire Bldg from the adjacent 4 story exposure building. You have enough hose to cover the 4th floor. Where do you attack from? 4th floor window or 2nd floor window?

Also on Jobstr...

What would be a good degree to get to become a firefighter/paramedic?

If a molotov cocktail is thrown in a very old wood dry building consisting of flammable furniture and other types of fuel, with good oxygen supply, how could the fire self extinguish in a short period of time?

Are fire extinguishers still or have they ever been kept in glass boxes with little hammers? That seems dangerous with all the broken glass.

Firefighter

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

After all you need to become a firefighter is complete. How does the whole after porcess work. Do you have an input in which house you will serve with?

If I have a small leak and water is falling on to wires in my basement should I be worried ?

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

How long does it take for someone to actually get the firefighter job after applying ?

you respond to a 1 story home fully involved. The chief orders you to put water on fire Bldg from the adjacent 4 story exposure building. You have enough hose to cover the 4th floor. Where do you attack from? 4th floor window or 2nd floor window?

Also on Jobstr...

What would be a good degree to get to become a firefighter/paramedic?

If a molotov cocktail is thrown in a very old wood dry building consisting of flammable furniture and other types of fuel, with good oxygen supply, how could the fire self extinguish in a short period of time?

Are fire extinguishers still or have they ever been kept in glass boxes with little hammers? That seems dangerous with all the broken glass.

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