This article can be very useful to read for someone that doesn't know a lot about firefighters and for everyone else that is interested in firefighters. In this article, I'll answer questions like what kind of additional in-service training they need, how you can become a firefighter, some of the dangers involved in the job, when you can expect to retire and how you can make difference in the lives of people you serve.
Being a firefighter can be really awesome, but it can also be very brutal for your mental, because you help people and serve the community, but you might see some horrifying things, and you might never recover from these visions.
A firefighter protects people, their property, and their goods against destruction or damage due to fire. Firefighters perform multiple physical tasks, such as carrying unconscious people on long distances, directing a hose that carries 2,000 gallons of water per minute, or breaking doors that are locked from the inside.
A typical day for a firefighter starts with a roll up call, then, we check our equipment, everything starting with the truck and everything inside and finishing with the tools like chainsaws and jaws of life. When this is done, we can do what please's us for the rest of the day, unless we get an emergency call, then we have to leave everything we are doing and go help.
Firefighters work at fire stations, these are located in every city.
First, you will need to complete the fire safety intervention program in one of the schools that offer it. When it's done, if you want to work in a big city or become a captain one day, you will need to complete the fire safety program either at Montmorency College or Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy.
A firefighter in Montreal makes between $48,621 and $101,476 yearly, but these numbers might vary between cities and ranks.
Additional training like medical formations are required and you need to stay in a great physical form.
Being a firefighter includes a big risk of injuries and even death. Injuries that may occur are burns, mental disorder and toxic smoke exposure. These injuries can lead to health issues and even cause death if not correctly taken care of.
There is no chance that firefighters will be replaced by robots soon because it's a really physical job that no robots can compete with humans.
Firefighters can retire at 50 but most of them just keep doing their job as long as they can.
To conclude, firefighters have a wonderful job that includes many tasks which makes every day different from the other, so if you enjoy action and teamwork, firefighting is for you!
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