The Star: What is a firefighter jacket and why has it suddenly become fashionable?
Many fashion trends are a matter of inches. This one is a matter of cinches. The firefighter jacket, a variation on the three- or four-pocket chore coat that features weighty metal clasps in place of ...
What is a firefighter jacket and why has it suddenly become fashionable?
As a matter of fact, you may have a future on the Union board as a treasurer or as a part of the Firefighter’s Association negotiation team. Additionally, you may have a future as a Chief officer managing the budget. BUT FIRST, you need to worry about getting hired and earning the respect of the men and women on your fire department.
My "Firefighter Workout" Routine 09-06-2009, 04:38 PM Here is my "Firefighter Workout" routine that I do at least once a week, which complements with my weekly strength training/cardio workouts/stair training
Now, the fact you are throwing ground ladders signifies a need for two things: VES or firefighter/victim egress. Either way, ladder = removal of window. The two go hand in hand (unless you are throwing the ladder to the roof or to to inspection in the awning, siding, etc). Your Chief may have had good reason for delaying the removal of windows.
With one firefighter on a 1-3/4 it's about 161gpm@50n/p and60lb r/f (7/8tip), 1 firefighter can maneuver that at a crouch position. If you compared that reaction force to a fog, you would find that your gpm would be cut to 224gpm and 112gpm respectively. This why smooth bores are becoming more popular, more gpm, less reaction force.
It is extremley hard. I once heard that for every Firefighter EMT opening your competing against approximatley 200 applicants and for every Firefighter Paramedic opening your going up against approximatley 15 applicants. Becoming a Paramedic will help out a lot but I suggest only going that route if you really have a passion for it.