The median wage for a firefighter‚ even when you’re a “rookie”‚ is between $32.835-$54‚725. Salaries can change over time if you are transferred to a bigger city in which there is a lot more work‚ so then you are getting paid more a year because there is more duties. Travel is required. For example‚ when there is fire fire‚ and you get called to go to the scene‚ there is obviously some travel required. As you get older as a firefighter and you gain more skills‚ then eventually you could be advanced
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can feel the adrenaline racing through my body. The excitement and nervousness runs through me‚ knowing that my first call as a volunteer firefighter was for a structure fire. After what felt like forever I finally turn onto Appleby road. As soon as I traveled up the road
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to or not. There are several movies like “The F456y7allen”‚ “Ablaze”‚ “Bad Day on the Block‚” among others‚ that show how firefighters overcome the flames and save peoples’ lives while risking their own. Seeing these movies and looking at how accidents happen has inspired me to become what we call a “hero‚” meaning a firefighter. To become an amazing leader such as a firefighter you need to be not only trustworthy and courageous‚ but you must also be able to work and communicate with other people under
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Becoming a Firefighter Candace Knotts ENG121 Megan Kruse April 15‚ 2013 Becoming a Firefighter As a little girl‚ I have always wanted to walk in my father’s footsteps. He is a volunteer firefighter. I knew one day I would get the chance to be just like him. I am now a volunteer firefighter‚ and have been for about 2 years now. I knew I wanted to help people in ways that others couldn’t. Becoming a firefighter was a wise life changing choice I made in my life. I got in on a little
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Firefighters have risked their own lives to save your life and your family. Whether it’s going into a burning building to save your mom‚ or climbing into a tree to save your kitten.The main duties of a full-time firefighter are to help protect the public in emergency situations. They respond to a wide variety of calls‚ such as car crashes‚ chemical spills‚ flooding‚ water rescue and general rescue as well as fires. Full-time firefighters earned an average $47‚720 per year‚ as of May 2011‚ according
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without firefighters‚ what would happen to those numbers. The casualties would have easily been doubled‚ possibly tripled then what it already was. Firefighters are courageous men and women who risk their safety and lives everyday to prevent fires from getting out of control and taking the lives of citizens. Firefighters do not get paid enough for the physical needs demanded on them‚ the risks that they face every day‚ and generally what they go through day in and day out. Firefighters need to
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helpless citizens trapped inside or when a firefighter is injured inside a fire and can not get out? Firefighters train long hours sacrificing their blood‚ sweat‚ and tears to be prepared for any situation that may arise during a emergency such as search and rescue‚ rescue of a downed firefighter‚ high angle rope rescue‚ water rescue‚ and also confined space rescue. Not all firefighters are trained in search and rescue; only the most qualified firefighters become certified members of a technical rescue
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is a high priority for my life‚ and that is a result of what I will be doing in my job. Job Description Defining the job of a firefighter is tough because they do almost anything. It is a tough job to do and even tougher to even get a job as a firefighter. According to the U.S. Department of Labor (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics‚ 2006) the outlook for firefighters is in tough competition. There are many more applicants than open positions mainly due to the fact that only and high education
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Edward Godinez Class 15 Squad 6 1 April 2013 Give Clear Instructions and Be Sure They Are Understood Wildland firefighters courageously face tremendous peril with each fire they extinguish. There have been many fatalities of good‚ hard workers who were just doing their job. Deaths can be averted however‚ if every member of every crew follows The Ten Standard Firefighting Orders and The Eighteen Watchout Situations. These two lists of commands and warnings were developed by a task force in nineteen
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I’m not sure if most of you know‚ but firefighters are among the lowest paid safety personnel in the United States. Tonight I am going to briefly explain why firefighters pay should increase not only because of the effort they put into being the best but the effort they put in to being ready for the worst. Fire fighters are clearly not paid enough if they are even paid at all‚ only a mere 10% of U.S firefighters are paid the other 90% is completely volunteer. Through all of their courageous
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