Question about firemen

[HotSprings22]

Im going to start another story, and I wanted this one to involve a rookie fireman, but I cant find anything on the internet that says exactly how a person becomes a fireman or what they have to go through (training exercises etc.)

Any help would be much appreciated.

Hotsprings

 

[ASimpleWriter]

I have some friends who became firemen, there are many routes to the job.

Usually you have to pass verbal, written, and physical testing, to get the job.

Military experience as a firefighter helps. So does participation in cadet programs if you are under 18 and hope to becom one when you are 18.

Community colleges sometimes have courses you can take that help you out too.

Of course there are Fire Department Academies like Police Academies that all that testing typically gets you into. Then you go through Academy and (here's where my info goes from sketchy to who knows) become a fireman.

Link: http://www.hfdcareers.com/HFDRecruitment.htm

 

[waratah]

In many areas there are unpaid (volunteer firefighters) around here they mainly fight bushfires (rural/scrub/brush whatever you want to call them).

They might train from 2 hours once a week to 2 hours 4 times a year.

Might need say 3 days induction training (basic training) plus up to 20 hours supervised fire fighting/training/exercises to be accredited as a firefighter, then progress up through various skills such as vehicle fires, advanced bushfires, chainsaw training, creww leader training etc. Each of those skills could take from 2-6 days training plus prac experience.

If you want paid metropolitin firefighting advice I can't help much sorry.

 

[snooper]

... I cant find anything on the internet that says exactly how a person becomes a fireman or what they have to go through (training exercises etc.)

There is an excellent description of the training and the process of being a fireman in Ray Bradbury's book Fahrenheit 451.

Otherwise click here for details of how it is done in the UK.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Back In The Day...

I wa raised in a small town in rural New York. There were a few fire companies, volunteer only, and they had a junior augment as well. The older guys would train us on first aid, how to handle the hoses, breathing with the Scot air pack, etc.

Lots of possibilities.