If you ever thought about becoming a firefighter, this article is for you. I am motivated to write this article because I want to show what it is really like to be a firefighter.
To be a firefighter is challenging because you have to see terrible stuff trough your whole career, but it is also super fun to help the society every day and work with a team that feels like a family.
Firefighters are the first responder. That means that they go to every medical call in the city. Also, they go inside fires, they respond when a car crash happen, and they do a lot of prevention.
In a typical day, firefighters start their day by checking their equipment, and the trucks. After that, they train, and they do some formation. Trough the day they answer calls, and they do a little bit of prevention every day.
Firefighters work in a fire station.
You have to complete a professional diploma, and you can be a firefighter in a small city. If you go to college to pursue your courses, you can be a firefighter in the small and the biggest cities in the province.
When you start as a firefighter you can earn about 60,000 dollars. Every year your salary upgrade, and you can earn 110,000 dollars at the top salary
They do a bunch of formation every day, and you can take a captain course to have a higher grade.
As a firefighter, you have to be careful because injuries are a big risk in the job. Also, you can see some traumatic stuff so, you have to talk about it to avoid PTSD
I don’t think robots will replace firefighters. You need to have humans to take snap decision and analyse a situation. Robots can help but, they can replace a real firefighter.
Usually firefighters retire around 50 years old. A lot of them wait a little bit longer because they are in love with the job.
I hope you like it, and you learn some stuff about firefighters.