Why do you want to be a firefighter? - Firehouse
Nov 11, 2019 · The panel is trying to determine what your motivation is for wanting to become a firefighter. Do you believe firefighters have a lot of free time and make good money? If this is your …
Kelly Days - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion
Oct 2, 2006 · The most insistent group are those who claim that it is named for a Chicago Mayor, Edward Kelly. Mayor Kelly was the son of a Chicago firefighter. The CFD had endured many …
A compendium of promotion questions - Firehouse
Mar 19, 2005 · A female firefighter pulls you aside at a training night and tells you that she is being harassed by a male firefighter at the station. She states that he has followed her around the station …
Handling Large Attack Lines - Firehouse
Feb 9, 2006 · Essentials recommends for the one firefighter method of handling a 2 1/2" hose line to "form a large loop, cross the loop over the line about 2 feet behind the nozzle, then sit where the …
Military Base Firefighting - Firehouse
Nov 9, 2005 · I was reading through the posts and curious-can you work for/on a military base (Knox, Bragg, Campbell, etc) and yet be a civilian firefighter or would you need military training in order to …
Why Do You Want to be a Firefighter? - forums.firehouse.com
Jan 23, 2006 · Why Do You Want to be a Firefighter? So what if your answer in writing and in the oral board is the same? If it's why you want to be a firefighter, your story no one else can tell use it as …
Can you be too short? - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion
Feb 8, 2006 · Height doesnt matter much in becoming a firefighter as long as you can physically do the job. What I would be more concerned about is the little tiny crawl spaces and attics that your crew …
Rank and Grade Identifiers - Firehouse
Jun 11, 2013 · Generally falls in the 1-7 years of service. Advanced Firefighter: Black Helmet w/ Blue Shield denoting station assignment and grade. Firefighters who have a minimum of 4 yours in …
What is a Sgt??? - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion
Jun 3, 2002 · "The education of a firefighter and the continued education of a firefighter is what makes "real" firefighters. Continuous skill development is the core of progressive firefighting. We learn by …
what are good hose deployment/advancement drills? - Firehouse
May 21, 2021 · For that drill, the pump is already running under the control of the furnishing department (there will be firefighter trainees from several departments involved).