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Firefighters
Firefighters not only respond to fires, but also to emergency situations, such as auto accidents, when there is a possibility that a fire might result. In our Firefighters category, you can ask questions about what firefighters do, what their jobs are and the pay rate, how they help in ways other than fighting fires, how to become a firefighter, and anything that has to do with fire fighting and those who fight them.
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What is the most commonly accepted order of fire ground priorities?
A. Safety of Responders(Firefighters/Police/EMS)
B. Protection of Life
C. Protection of Property
D. Protection of the Environment.
Can overcurrent cause an electrical fire?
Yes, if the overcurrent is not quickly detected by a fuse or circuit breaker, the conductors will heat up from the excessive current, causing the resistance to increase, causing more heat, causing more resistance. This "thermal runaway" continues until the heat gets high enough to damage or destroy the insulation (if any) on the conductors, and deform the conductors to the point of separation. Overheated conductors may possibly reach the ignition temperature of adjacent materials, either with the conductor, sparks from arcing, or from molten insulation, resulting in a Class C fire.
How many days a firefighter work a month?
It depends on the schedule they run and each department is different. For example, on a career department they usually run 24 hour shifts but it could be 8, 12, 16 or 48. The most common is a 24 on, 48 off schedule and if that's the case you would only work about 10 days a month. Volunteers can run any number of different shifts including being on for a week at a time but they usually respond via pagers from home.
What is a firefighter term for large building fire?
Firefighters call a large fire a 'three alarm' fire.
Which component of a fire must be removed to extinguish the fire?
Cool the burning material, Exclude oxygen, Remove the fuel, Break the chemical reaction
What California colleges offer veterinary training?
There are two colleges of veterinary medicine in California: The University of California at Davis and Western University.
The sheriff is not the person that the debtor needs to contact. The debtor must send their response to the court that issued the garnishment order. In many cases the judge will amend a garnishment amount if the debtor qualifies as "head of household" and can prove the original percentage constitutes a hardship to the family. Bear in mind that under federal law the first $154.50 (based on weekly pay) is exempt from garnishment.
Americas first fire department was established in what year and what state?
Benjamin Franklin started the union fire Company in Philadelphia in 1736. The first fire engine company went into service in 1678 with Captain Thomas Atkins in Boston.
Name something you cant be afraid of if you want to be a fireman?
WikiAnswers contributors weigh in on the things that a firefighter absolutely cannot fear:
- Stenophobia - fear of narrow places, climbing ladders
- Acrophobia - fear of high places (ladders, roofs)
- Confined spaces (claustrophobic).
- Pyrophobia - fear of fire or flame
- Hydrophobia - fear of water
- Nyctophobia - fear of the dark
- Thermophobia - fear of heat
- Fear of hard and dangerous work with little thanks
- It also helps not to be scared of fire hoses, fire engines, other firemen and buildings (particularly burning ones).
- Water, blood, big red trucks, heights, confined spaces, the dark, oh yeah and fire
- In order you can't have/be: Hydrophobia - Fear of water, Hemophobia - Fear of blood, not sure - Chromophobia - Fear of colors/Tachophobia - Fear of speed, Acrophobia - Fear of heights, Claustrophobia - Fear of confined spaces, Melanophobia - Fear of the color black or Noctiphobia - Fear of the night an last but not LEAST Pyrophobia - Fear of fire.
- How about fear of being disoriented inside a burning building, in a room full of thick, hot smoke, zero visibility, running low on air, knowing that your buddy is already dead?
- Fire
- fire, water, unconscious people, heat, EMT's, the list list goes on...
- Smoke
- I'll give you two...Claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces) and Acrophobia (fear of heights)
- Fire would be my first choice and heights would be a second. But I would have a healthy respect for both of them
- Dying!
- The fear of fire is pyrophobia, so it is likely someone suffering this condition would find it difficult to become a fireman. Many people are able to overcome their fears, however, so a pyrophobic who wants to become a fireman shouldn't necessarily rule out the possibility.
- Fires, smoke, closed spaces and heights.
- the height of 5m off the ground
- fire and heights are two main phobias which you cant have
What is the medical unit in an ICS organization responsible for?
Transportation for injured and ill incident personnel.
Under ICS, the "Medical unit" is an element of the "Services" branch, in the Logistics Section, and is only for treatment and transport of incident personnel. The "Medical Branch" under an Operations Section would be responsible for care and transport of direct victims of the incident.
CMT certification
Do firefighters have to obey traffic laws?
no they dont have to because there might e someone dieing of fire and they have to stop because of the traffic.
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Yes, they do- but the trafic laws also permit them to have the right of way at interesctions, traffic lights, etc- WHEN RESPONDING to an emergency.
A staging laparotomy is a surgical procedure used to determine the stage of a patient's cancer, most commonly for Lymphomas. It involves removing lymph nodes and sometimes the spleen to allow a pathologist to see if the malignant (cancer) cells have reached that far. This procedure is much less common than it once was, as there are few cases in which the treatment would be changed depending on its results. Also, more recently staging has been performed with the use of laparoscopy instead of laparotomy (small incisions and a camera rather than the traditional larger incision.)
What does lces stand for in firefighting?
I think you may be thinking of ICS. ICS stands for Incident Command System. It was adopted in the late 1970's by fire agencies in California after some devastating wildland fires caused multiple fire agencies to have problems interfacing.
The system was modeled after the US military, and is designed to be flexible, expanding with new jobs as needed during the mobilization for an emergency, and contracting as the emergency winds down. This makes it adaptable for the smallest stove fire in a single story structure all the way up to a huge areawide emergency such as a tornado or earthquake.
The ICS system is utilized every day by virtually every fire agency nationwide, and all firefighters (and especially officers and officer candidates) are trained in it's principles and usage.
Can I become a firefighter if I didn't get a high school diploma but I went to community college?
yes of cause i think you can. it is only realizing the right thing and supporting what ought to be done.
Do you need your high school diploma to become a massacusettes firefighter?
Yes...and even if for what ever reason you dont, you should get it anyway. No graduating highschool serverly limits your opportunities in the real world, and if firefighting doesnt work out then it would be good to have the diploma so you could do something else other than being a janitor.
How many NFPA codes and standards dealing with every aspect of fire protection?
There are currently over 360 NFPA codes and standards for fire protection under various circumstances.
It can be ... a bush fire starts when the grass or shrubbery in a woollen area is dry from lack a rain fall ... a person can start it in many ways that the person did not know that they had done... a person can place or drop a glass bottle on the ground and the glass will magnify the suns ray and start the fire... or a person could have thrown a cigarette out the widow of a car or just as likely plainly drop it on the tender grass/bush and it can start that way... manly a bush fire is started by lighting or intense heat on a parched land ...
Why firemen do not wear metal hats?
When fighting fires anything that is metal heats up. So they do not wear them for the safety issue and also because they are not a well made as the new helmets.
What is the total length of three standard lengths of fire hose connected together?
It is approx 45.7 metres.
What do firefighter uniform colors mean?
Firefighter uniform colors can vary depending on the department and region, but typically the colors hold specific meanings. Traditional firefighter uniforms often feature a combination of red, yellow, and black. Red signifies bravery and courage, yellow represents safety and caution, and black denotes strength and professionalism. These colors help identify and distinguish firefighters from other emergency responders and serve as a visual indicator of their role and duties.
How much do airport firefighters make?
The average salary for an airport firefighter is $50,000 per year. Source: Firefighter Training HG
