If you ever taught about becoming a firefighter, then you should read this article. In this article I will explain to you what do firefighters do on a daily base, how you can become a firefighter and what are the risk related to the job.
It is very challenging and difficult for the body and the mind.
Firefighters goes to the rescue of people in car accident, in a work accident on a construction site or in a building. They also go to the rescue of people with health problems. They put out fires and safe life of peoples in danger whether in the air or on the sea.
Firefighters can have a busy day when they have to make several interventions such as put out a fire, go to the rescue of people in a train accident or help someone who is injured and transport him to the hospital. But someday, the will hardly have no calls, so they will train at the barracks and play cards together.
They are located at the region's barrack, but they are regularly moving on their assigned territory to help those in need.
To become a firefighter you have to obtain a professional study diploma in fire safety. It's last one year to work in cities that have less than 200 000 inhabitants. But if you want to work in a city who has more than 200 000 inhabitants you have to do a fire safety technique which is 2 years long. The students are put through a rigorous training program to learn the firefighting techniques. They also learn all the necessary information to save someone's life and fight the fire. Finally, to become a firefighter you must pass the firefighter examination of the local government. It contains a written exam, physical tests, health examination and an interview.
It depends on the role of each firefighter and their experience. For example, if you are a new fighter who just started to work in an association you will make around $40 000 per year. Each year your salary will increase until you reach the top for a regular firefighter which is approximately %75 000 per year. But if you become a lieutenant you will be paid $85 000. Then, if you are a chief you will be paid around $95 000. But it always depends on how many hours you work and if the region is busy.
As a firefighter, you have to be in a very good physical shape so you have to train your body constantly. Some firefighter hired a mental trainer to help them overcome challenges. Many departments also require an Emergency Medical Technician certificate as a condition. Certain professional firefighter take science courses to improve their knowledge.
The profession is very dangerous. The firefighters enter the places where people go out because it is dangerous. It could be a building in fire or a toxic gas leak. It is possible to lose your life or to have health problems because of an intervention. The job also requires carrying or moving very heavy physical loads such as cars, humans, and rocks. The majority of the firefighter has to take time off work-related injuries, ranging from a slipped disk to a disfiguring burns.
At the moment, the robots can't replace the firefighter because they don't have the intelligence of a human being. You have to be smart to enter a building and save people life and to know who needs help first. But one day the robots will have artificial intelligence, and they will be able to make the difference between a seriously injured human and a fearful human. The robots will be trained as a firefighter a be able to accomplish every task he does, but it will be so expansive to equip a robot with all these capacities that their won't be enough robots to replace all the firefighters. They will be rather be there to to help the firefighters and be the first one to enter the building in fire.
Half of the firefighters retire at the age of 50 to take advantage of their pension but most of them continue to work as long as they can because they love to aid people. They enjoy the profession, and they have enough experience to avoid disabling injuries.
In conclusion, being a firefighter is a very hard job as much for the mind as the body. It takes a lot of effort and discipline to do this job because it involves a lot of risks. But you have a lot of advantages such as a pension, social advantage, a lot of time off and a second family. Finally, if you like to surpass yourself, take up challenges, help others and protect your community this is the perfect job for you.
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