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Hey I just received my gear for my vol. fire department and it is a morning pride with a tail back with a velcro spot for a name plate, do you know any where I could go or look up to order my name plate to place on my tail of my structural jacket ?

Asked by Joe about 9 years ago

Call the manufacturer they usually do. it.

As a FF who operates on a quint, do you see drawbacks to quints versus separate ladders and engines? Does your department use engines and ladders two, or just quints? Thanks.

Asked by 1738 over 9 years ago

We use a quint 75' American LaFrance. I personally prefer Quints in that you have all the tools of the trade in one, but there are ramifications with that. 1. Decreased maneuverability based on the size of the rig. 2. decreased amount of water tank. 3. Limits on height of ladder. But overall I personally like having Quints. We do have 3 pumpers and 2 quints.

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Besides fighting fires, what other jobs do firefighters carry out?

Asked by Ryan over 9 years ago

Public education. Emergency Medical Services. fire prevention to name a few. We do not fight as many fires that we use to.

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Followup: No, I do not plan to be working while in PM school. I would like to reserve 1 shift/month which is normal in SoCal. But after PM school, what else should I be doing? Any other certs I should get?

Asked by SoCal about 9 years ago

Not that I can think off, just keep nationwide potential in mind.

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after a fire, why do fire fighters cut burnt woods in 2 ft. long?

Asked by James over 10 years ago

Didnt know we did?

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how many calls does the average small town volunteer fire dept. go on a year based on your knowledge and experience ?

Asked by joe almost 10 years ago

Depends on what is in their jurisdiction. But you should be able to google the answer.

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When u first joined the FD what did ur friends family and people you know say and think about you ?

Asked by ... almost 10 years ago

My family didn't really know what was entailed. I really wanted to go into law enforcement but my wife asked me to be a firefighter instead, she felt it was safer. That was 26 years ago and I am still doing it. My family ended up being proud of my career choice.

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Hey I just received my gear for my vol. fire department and it is a morning pride with a tail back with a velcro spot for a name plate, do you know any where I could go or look up to order my name plate to place on my tail of my structural jacket ?

As a FF who operates on a quint, do you see drawbacks to quints versus separate ladders and engines? Does your department use engines and ladders two, or just quints? Thanks.

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

Besides fighting fires, what other jobs do firefighters carry out?

Followup: No, I do not plan to be working while in PM school. I would like to reserve 1 shift/month which is normal in SoCal. But after PM school, what else should I be doing? Any other certs I should get?

Also on Jobstr...

after a fire, why do fire fighters cut burnt woods in 2 ft. long?

how many calls does the average small town volunteer fire dept. go on a year based on your knowledge and experience ?

When u first joined the FD what did ur friends family and people you know say and think about you ?

Firefighter

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

Hey I just received my gear for my vol. fire department and it is a morning pride with a tail back with a velcro spot for a name plate, do you know any where I could go or look up to order my name plate to place on my tail of my structural jacket ?

As a FF who operates on a quint, do you see drawbacks to quints versus separate ladders and engines? Does your department use engines and ladders two, or just quints? Thanks.

So you wanna be a Firefighter?

Besides fighting fires, what other jobs do firefighters carry out?

Followup: No, I do not plan to be working while in PM school. I would like to reserve 1 shift/month which is normal in SoCal. But after PM school, what else should I be doing? Any other certs I should get?

Also on Jobstr...

after a fire, why do fire fighters cut burnt woods in 2 ft. long?

how many calls does the average small town volunteer fire dept. go on a year based on your knowledge and experience ?

When u first joined the FD what did ur friends family and people you know say and think about you ?

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