Archive for July, 2009

Fireman???

Do you think VOLUNTEER DEPTS. are adequete?
I am both a career firefighter and a volunteer firefighter. I think with all the requirements that are being placed on us these days it is getting much harder to be a volunteer. A little about my volly dept… When I started in 1989 we ran [...]

What color are fire trucks where you live?

Where I live, they’re yellow. Have you ever seen a yellow fire truck before? I’ve only seen a few red ones before.
we have both red and yellow == i believe you will see more yellow in the future — tests have shown yellow vehicles are the easiest to see!!!

Can a outdoor glass elevator be perform as a fire safety elevator??

Example, the Reina Sofia Muzeum glass elevator, can it be used as fire safety lift?
Example, the Reina Sofia Muzeum glass elevator, can it be used as fire safety elevator?
Elevators are probably not allowed to be used as fire escapes because to the risk of failure during a fire trapping someone in a burning building.

Where can I go get sniper-fire dodging training?

Clinton was asked by a reporter but she declined to answer and tell her source!
Bosnia, with Hillary

I need a list of 115 different apparatus that carry people some how. From stretchers to fire engines.?

airplane
rowboat
wheelchair
tugboat
steam ship
cruise ship
cargo plane
bus
tram
trolley
train
skateboard
bike
scooter
electric scooter
gas scooter
Hope these help.

How easy would it be to transfer into the Fire Department if I did Crash Fire Rescue in the Marine Corps?

It shouldn’t be too hard because you already have the training and the certificates to show as proof of training. You may have to pick up on a few missing items such as hazmat training or gas training (CO gas) or possibly even some industrial fire techniques but you have enough to get you in [...]

need easy recipes for fund raisers for volunteer auxiliary to use for Fire Dept. serving about 200 people SW?

Who has easy receipies for fund raisers for Volunteer Fire Department, need to feed aprox. 200 people. Funds provide Gloves, Shields, Training, anything needed each month for fire fighters all great men and women our way of saying thank you is to provide a good meal the community will want to come to, we need [...]

How can I start a fire with chemicals?

I was at a meeting last year and some people were talking about starting a camp fire with two chemicals. One was a liquid in a cup, and the other was a powder suspended above the liquid and then dropped in which then created a reaction starting a fire. I’d like to do the [...]

Is it worth it working for a volunteer fire station?

I’m a Paramedic but in my area getting the job of a fire fighter is extremely competitive and difficult. I was wondering if any fire fighters out there know if working for a volunteer fire station will gain me brownie points in getting into the department that i really wanna work for.
YES! It is worth [...]

Writing an appreciation letter to the local Police, Fire and Ambulance Stations?

Writing an appreciation letter to the local Police, Fire and Ambulance Stations?
I want to write a complimentary letter to my local Police, Fire and Ambulance Stations… I need to keep it short and I want it to be the best ever yet so it can always be remembered. I’m a teenager and as I see [...]