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By Jerry J. Jansen On May 18, 2009NO COMMENTS
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Just passing the six year mark of the 9-11 terrorist attack in NYC, brings back to mind some of the devastation and heart ache we, as Americans suffered not so very long ago. Although it has been six years, in our hearts, the pain is sometimes as fresh as just the other day. There were so many innocent lives lost, and not all of them directly from the attack. Many lives were lost, during the rescue and excavation attempts as well.
The many firefighters that
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By Jerry J. Jansen On May 16, 2009
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Why would a person decide to become a firefighter is not an easy question to answer. Until you have been a firefighter and experienced it first hand, you can not really grasp the reality of all the feelings that come with the job. Have you ever done something nice for someone and got that feeling inside?
The one that makes you feel like you are flying? You feel all warm and fuzzy inside and can’t really explain why? Well, that’s why those dedicated to the fire service stay. Try to imagine the way you would feel if you just saved a life or rescued someone you did not even know for any other reason than they needed help. Can you imagine how great you would feel for doing it? This is what the firefighter feels each time a life is saved or a home is stopped from burning.
Being a firefighter is a very stressful and dangerous job to say the least but it is in this that many thrives. Not everyone can take on such a job and see it through making it a lifelong career. Many have tried it just to see if they would like it bunt
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By Jerry J. Jansen On May 15, 2009
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If you are truly interested in the fire service, there are a few things you need to pass in order to do so. There is training, the application process, background check, physicals, and the health exam to name a few. Each department and county may have its own special requirements for those wanting to apply for a position as a full time firefighter.
Most of the guidelines fall within about the same range as the other departments does. Once you have completed all the formalities of being able to join, you must complete the fire academy for your training. Being certified to fight fire is necessary or you could be putting not only your life at risk but also the lives of others. Let’s take a look at some of the things you will need to become a successful firefighter.
The first thing is the application process itself. You can expect to undergo some of the same things as if you were trying to apply for any other type of job. A background check and criminal history will be done to ensure you have a clean history with the law and to make sure you have never been convicted of
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By Jerry J. Jansen On May 14, 2009
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Fire statistics are given to us through television, newspapers, radio, and other media sources. It is apparent the damage that fire can cause when left to its own devices. This is why firefighters are so important to the community. Fire fighters are usually the first face to respond to any time of emergency. They not only help to remove people who are trapped in burning structures, they also help with medical emergencies, car accidents, and many other situations.
When they are not treating a patient or putting out a fire, they are cleaning the equipment and making sure all the items they need are in proper working order. Constant training is needed to make sure their skills are up to date with new equipment and techniques. They work together as a team and go where many others do not even dare to tread. Each team member has a different responsibility. You have regular firefighters, fire marshals, those who inspect buildings for fire safety, those who teach and train other firefighters, and those that are trained in search and rescue techniques. Smokejumpers are sent to fire situations by helicopter or plane and jump to the fire.
The firefighter is one that
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By Jerry J. Jansen On May 13, 2009
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While most of us were too young to remember 1972, many changes to the fire service were being started. Republican President Nixon took a very unheard of step to change the fire services. He created a special group to take a look into the issues within the fire service and come up with ways to correct these issues. This special group was made up of those individuals who were at the top of the fire service and who had a drive to complete the task given to them. It sounds simple enough but unfortunately what sometimes seems easy is the hardest thing you may ever do. This was not something that was small indeed.
This group or commission encountered some issues that were controversial in nature. Ti really shook up the fire service. The issues were not just at surface level but were delving into a depth of the fire department that some felt was better left alone. When they started questioning the deaths of citizens, preventing fires, changing things to provide more safety for those fighting fire, and dealing with the new types of high rise buildings coming up, some feathers got ruffled.
Their conclusion was given in a
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By Jerry J. Jansen On May 12, 2009
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Firefighting, the term brings images of martial arts and fire to mind. The fire part is correct, but there is no place for martial arts in the world of firefighting. It is definitely an art, and a skilled accomplishment for those that choose to attempt it, succeed, and are full fledged, certified firefighters.
Simply put, these are the men and women that are called to put out fires, rescue people and sometimes animals. Most of us have a broad, even generalized idea of what their jobs and training entail, few of us realize the details or difficulties they must champion through on a day to day, and week to week basis.
The profession of firefighting is known world wide, ranging in areas from urban and outback to cities and towns. Wherever the possibility arises for a fire to break out is where they will be. Some of them are paid for their service as professional firefighters, and some are not. Volunteers are not usually paid firefighters, but those that are referred to as "call" or "retained" are paid for the times they are called to respond to an emergency.
They are not employed full time as firefighters, and most usually
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