Firefighting is a career that can make you feel proud and accomplished, and it is a career in which I have a lot of respect for. In order to be a firefighter you must be in shape, prepared, experienced, and ready to deal with your job emotionally as well as physically. I chose to be a firefighter because I want to be able to help others and make them feel safe to live in their communities. After visiting some actual fire departments, I realized as a firefighter you certainly have a lot to be proud
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mention of the men extinguishing the fires. There was not an organized fire-fighting force in ancient Rome until Augustus's era. United Kingdom Prior to the Great Fire of London in 1666, some parishes in the UK had begun to organise rudimentary firefighting. After much of London was destroyed, the first fire insurance was introduced by a man named Nicholas Barbon. To reduce the cost, Barbon formed his own Fire Brigade, and eventually there were many other such companies. By the start of the 1800s
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collapse of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Issues that plagued the Charleston Fire department on the day of the incident included the lack of a proper incident command system; no accountability system and water supply issues hampered firefighting and rescue efforts that dreadful day. Furthermore, the Sofa Super Store’s lack of sprinkler systems in vital areas resulted in heavy fire loads created by high volumes of highly combustible furniture; compliant building additions also contributed
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themselves therefore failing in college and promotions within the fire service. My feelings are confident responsibility is the key to all things successful. I want to talk about the effects of taking responsibility for your self while in college for firefighting. I will discuss the effects that not taking responsibility can have on a rookie firefighter during school and training. Personal responsibility must be used in life just as much as college to be succesful. Taking on personal responsibility
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firefighter’s that have been on the fire department for 10 years or more and the newer firefighter’s I was allowed to implement a competency based training plan at my station. The goal was to make sure that older firefighter’s were updated in modern firefighting and rescue practices that were being taught to the newer firefighters. This also reinforced with the new firefighters, their ability to use their new skills working with the older Maple Grove firefighters and learning Maple Grove ways of operating
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firefighter or police officer. There are many reasons to be both, but being a firefighter can be an easy thing to do. There are many career and volunteer fire departments throughout the nation, even some are mixed between career and volunteer. Firefighting is more than a career or job whether it be volunteer or paid it is a calling. Many people would not go into a house that’s on fire, while everyone else is running out. Firefighters are dedicated to helping others and in some cases like today
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Charleston 9 Firefighters References: A. [List reference details] B. [List reference details] Purpose The purpose thorough a pre-emergency & emergency incident risk management plan (pre-planning, accountability, IMS, RIT, rehab, PIAR etc.) would have provided protection for the fire fighters and officers of the Charleston Fire Department. Background On June 18, 2007, nine career fire fighters (all males, ages 27 – 56) died when they became disoriented and ran out of air in rapidly deteriorating
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When we all started our carrers as firefighters wheatear we knew it or not we were all at the mercey of those more experienced at the station. While this typically what you would expect to see at the fire station it can definatily be a double edged sord. While rookie firefighters get the opputunity to be guided in the right the direction by the more seasoned firefighters the opposite is also true, and can lead the rookie down the wrong path. This can be attributed to a lot of reasons including: the
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The fire service has a long-standing history and tradition of providing on the job training in an informal setting whether it is at the firehouse, training ground, or fire ground. While this SPM process may have been good enough a decade or two ago, the American fire service is being redefined and are amid of a leadership vacuum as baby boomers retire, and an influx of new generation firefighters attempt to fill some enormous shoes in a dynamic service. FEMA (2000) wrote that “succession planning
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Safe Vehicle Operations Firefighters and emergency personnel lay their lives on the line to save others at any moments notice. Firefighting is a job that is highly respected among others and requires bravery, integrity and the ability to quickly think, react and overcome problems. Firefighters respond to many calls to include fire alarms, fires, and incidents involving hazardous materials, car accidents and many emergency medical calls. Safely responding to these said emergencies is the number
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