Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Career Information Notes Response
This website showed so much information. I always find a bunch of information on fire fighting and it's great. At least I know it's a very good and well talked about topic to have picked. Sometimes I find the same information again and again but it's put in different types of forms and gives more information than the other websites. But all in good, this website was a big help!
Firefighting Career Information Notes
Points:
Fire Fighting includes ; hazardous conditions and long, irregular hours.
9 out of 10 fire fighters were employed by municipal or county fire departments.
Must pass written, physical, and medical examinations.
Nature of the work:
During duty hours, fire fighters must be prepared to respond immediately to a fire or any emergencies that arises.
Their duty for a site can change a lot while they are at a scene, and they need to be prepared to act on it.
They work a variety of settings; urban and suburban areas, airports, chemical plants, other industrial sites, and rural areas like grasslands and forests.
Range of responsibilities.
Emergency medical services as well.
Most calls fire fighters respond to are medical emergencies and 65 percent of all fire departments provide emergency medical service.
Some fire fighters whom are working with hazardous materials units that are trained for the control, prevention, and cleanup of materials.
They respond to oil spills.
Workers whom are in urban and suburban areas, airports, and industrial sites use conventional fire fighting equipment and tactics. Forest fires and major hazardous materials spills call for different methods though.
When fires break out;
fire fighters are brought in to suppress the blaze with heavy equipment, hand tools, and water hoses.
Fighting forest fires same as fighting urban fires is rigorous work.
creating fire lines- cutting down trees and digging out grass and all other combustible vegetation in the path of the fire to deprive it of fuel.
Between having alarms/ calls to go to- fire fighters clean and maintain equipment, conduct practice drills and fire inspections, and participate in physical fitness activities.
Prepare written reports on fire incidents and review fire science literature.
Some fire fighters may become fire investigators who determine the origin and causes of fires.
Collect evidence, interview witnesses, prepare reports on fires in cases where the cause may be arson or criminal negligence.
They are often called upon to testify in court.
Working conditions;
Spending much of their time at fire stations.
An alarm goes off, fire fighters repond very very quickly,doesn't matter the weather or the hour.
They take the risk of death or injury from sudden cave-ins of floors, toppling walls, traffic accidents when responding to calls, and exposure to flames and smoke.
May come in contact with; poisonous, flammable, explosive gases and checmicals, radioactive or other hazardous materials that may have a long term effect on their health.
And for all that they must obviously wear the protective gear even though it can be very hot and very heavy.
Work hours;
Longer and vary more widely than hours of most other workers.
Some; 50 hours a week, maybe longer.
Some; duty for 24 hours, then off for 48 hours, and receive an extra day off at intervals.
Some; work a day shift of 10 hours for 3 or 4 days, a night shift of 14 hours for 3 or 4 nights, have 3 or 4 days off, then repeat the cycle.
Most work extra hours at fires and other emergencies and are regularly assigned to work on holidays.
Lieutenants and captains often work the same hours as fire fighters that they supervise.
Duty hours include time fire fighters study, train, and perform fire prevention duties.
Training, Other Qualifications, Advancement;
pass a written exam that; tests of strength, physical stamina, coordination, agility. a medical examination that includes drug screening.
workers may also be monitored on a random basis for drug use after accepting employment.
Examinations open to people 18 and have a high school education or equivalent.
Classroom instruction and training; study fire fighting techniques, fire prevention, hazardous materials control, local building codes, emergency medical procedures, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
learns how to use axes, chain saws, fire extinguishers, ladders, other fire fighting and rescue equipment.
fire fighters certifed as emergency medical technicians.
some attend training sessions that's sponsored by U.S. National Fire Academy.
Fire Fighting includes ; hazardous conditions and long, irregular hours.
9 out of 10 fire fighters were employed by municipal or county fire departments.
Must pass written, physical, and medical examinations.
Nature of the work:
During duty hours, fire fighters must be prepared to respond immediately to a fire or any emergencies that arises.
Their duty for a site can change a lot while they are at a scene, and they need to be prepared to act on it.
They work a variety of settings; urban and suburban areas, airports, chemical plants, other industrial sites, and rural areas like grasslands and forests.
Range of responsibilities.
Emergency medical services as well.
Most calls fire fighters respond to are medical emergencies and 65 percent of all fire departments provide emergency medical service.
Some fire fighters whom are working with hazardous materials units that are trained for the control, prevention, and cleanup of materials.
They respond to oil spills.
Workers whom are in urban and suburban areas, airports, and industrial sites use conventional fire fighting equipment and tactics. Forest fires and major hazardous materials spills call for different methods though.
When fires break out;
fire fighters are brought in to suppress the blaze with heavy equipment, hand tools, and water hoses.
Fighting forest fires same as fighting urban fires is rigorous work.
creating fire lines- cutting down trees and digging out grass and all other combustible vegetation in the path of the fire to deprive it of fuel.
Between having alarms/ calls to go to- fire fighters clean and maintain equipment, conduct practice drills and fire inspections, and participate in physical fitness activities.
Prepare written reports on fire incidents and review fire science literature.
Some fire fighters may become fire investigators who determine the origin and causes of fires.
Collect evidence, interview witnesses, prepare reports on fires in cases where the cause may be arson or criminal negligence.
They are often called upon to testify in court.
Working conditions;
Spending much of their time at fire stations.
An alarm goes off, fire fighters repond very very quickly,doesn't matter the weather or the hour.
They take the risk of death or injury from sudden cave-ins of floors, toppling walls, traffic accidents when responding to calls, and exposure to flames and smoke.
May come in contact with; poisonous, flammable, explosive gases and checmicals, radioactive or other hazardous materials that may have a long term effect on their health.
And for all that they must obviously wear the protective gear even though it can be very hot and very heavy.
Work hours;
Longer and vary more widely than hours of most other workers.
Some; 50 hours a week, maybe longer.
Some; duty for 24 hours, then off for 48 hours, and receive an extra day off at intervals.
Some; work a day shift of 10 hours for 3 or 4 days, a night shift of 14 hours for 3 or 4 nights, have 3 or 4 days off, then repeat the cycle.
Most work extra hours at fires and other emergencies and are regularly assigned to work on holidays.
Lieutenants and captains often work the same hours as fire fighters that they supervise.
Duty hours include time fire fighters study, train, and perform fire prevention duties.
Training, Other Qualifications, Advancement;
pass a written exam that; tests of strength, physical stamina, coordination, agility. a medical examination that includes drug screening.
workers may also be monitored on a random basis for drug use after accepting employment.
Examinations open to people 18 and have a high school education or equivalent.
Classroom instruction and training; study fire fighting techniques, fire prevention, hazardous materials control, local building codes, emergency medical procedures, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
learns how to use axes, chain saws, fire extinguishers, ladders, other fire fighting and rescue equipment.
fire fighters certifed as emergency medical technicians.
some attend training sessions that's sponsored by U.S. National Fire Academy.
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