I am just looking for some general advice and information about what I would be getting myself into. i.e. Is it exciting? Salary? What can I expect my daily life to be like? etc…any info would be great!
are you talking CSAR? the Navy doesn’t have a fire and rescue squad.. CSAR is combat Search and Rescue.. and no DCs are involved( the Navy’s closest analogy to a Firefighter)
Pay is based on your paygrade, not your rating.
most are aircrew ratings and it is EXTREMELY Hard to qualify for let alone get accepted into and pass the training.
i.e.This is a severely big fire that make a region on the very danger list.You must to choose which people you rescue first.The rich or The poor?
This is a interview problem.I think The interviewer REALLY want you to tell of who is more important.
Which ever ones are closest or are in the most dire need of rescuing at that time….truth is ….if a person is standing in a smoke filled blazing mansion, the firefighter has no idea if the person they’re rescuing is the homeowner or the maid. Nor does it matter to the firefighter.
This is the mos i want to be in but i was told they can assign you to whatever they want unless you sign a contract with your recruiter.
If you do not get fire rescue (or whatever you want)…DO NOT sign a contract..it is that simple. It is a volunteer military.
Please share with us what your barns fire safety/rescue plan is.
I was at a friends barn yesterday and it occurred to me that many facilities don’t have a rescue plan posted or even discussed with the boarders. This surprised me since I don’t board my horses, but made me question what other facility owners do.
The only place I ever boarded…did have a plan…and the stalls and barn were built for it. This was on a military installation…so I guess it went with the territory.
The barn was built ‘inside out’. Instead of a central alley with stalls on each side…the stalls were back to back…and you just had to go on either side of the building to get to ‘your’ horse. A 12×12 stall opened into an individual ‘paddock’ about 12×24 feet. That paddock opened straight into a large corral. The corral was built the entire distance of the length of the stalls and paddocks. So, all that was needed was to open gates. The stall doors were about 4 feet wide, and the paddock gate was 12 feet. The large corral also had 2 gates on each end that opened up into large pastures. Fire exstinguishers were located on each corner of building and placed every 3 stalls…where there were small tack rooms. I love the way that stable was set up. The tack rooms did go from one side of the building to the other…like small alleyways…so you could cut through to the other side.
We never had ‘drills’. But there was a ‘fire plan’ set of directions of what to do. There was a phone on one end of the barn that rang directly to the MP’s [military police] office. You just dialed 0, reported, and then open all gates to the stalls. Believe me…if there had ever been a fire…we would have had more help than necessary!
There was also other buildings, and all had the same phone line to the MP’s office. That’s the only ‘fire plan’ I’ve heard of for stables…but that’s the only place I’ve ever stabled too.
… I would rescue a stranger though… But I think an animal’s life isn’t worth risking your own.. But any human’s life is certainly worth risking your life for.. What do you think?
To me, animals are the same as humans. I love them and I would risk my life to save any of my animals, whether it’s my dog, my rats, or even my fish. A life is a life, they all deserve to be saved. I would actually try to save my pets before a stranger, but I would definitely try to save the stranger as well (after the animals are in safety!)
i hope it never happens to me or anybody else, but would you go back in even though you got safely out before??
Oh yeah - but my cat would be the first out of the door. Let’s say he wasn’t due to being scared or trapped -
I would risk my life for his. No doubt about it. Lay low, wet cloth over face, and call out for Mojo!
No problem. That’s what we are here for - to help in situations like this. Simply write your name and address on a large brown envelope and send it to me Cedric Splodgebottom Room 69 Headshaven Nursing Home for the Unstable, Pratts Bottom, Kent. I will then steal the copy of the phone book my nurse keeps under the wobbly leg of the electro-convulsive therapy machine and send it to you. If you then look under E for emergency you will find a number to bring the appropriate emergency service rushing to your aid. If you could kindly return the book in time for my next treatment I would be obliged.
I’m my EMT experience, I would estimate at least 70% of my calls are straight up B.S. and another 10% probably are too after they get to the hospital and tell the doctor what the real story is. I’ve transported patients for splinters, the flu, backache, charlie horses, hot flashes preventing a woman from sleeping comfortably, jammed fingers, twisted ankles, diarrhea, heartburn, toothache, diaper rash, minor cuts, bruises, someone just tired, upset, angry, etc. In one case a woman wanted to go to the hospital because she took 2 antibiotic pills and not 1. Btw, in many of these cases there are adults present and cars in the driveway, people just think they won’t have to wait in the emergency room. Plus, plenty of calls for people who are drunk and passed out. Don’t get me wrong, I love helping folks who need it, but the recent Burger King 911 call really got me thinking about rampant misuse of the system. What percentage of your calls would you estimate were not legitimate emergencies?
Yup, I’d say about 70-80% of the calls I run are most likey BS.
People tend to think that they will be taken more seriously and be seen quicker if they call an ambulance, but they don’t seem to realize that the ER staff is pretty wise to that tactic. I always get annoyed when I see several perfectly good cars in the drive, and the patient meets us at the ambulance with suitcase in hand, ready to go to the ER for her recurring toothache (they’ve already referred her to the dentist several times, but she wants the "good" pain meds that the ED staff prescribes).
I really do love my job, and the few genuine "emergencies" make it all worthwhile, but we all get a bit fed up with being used as a taxi service.
Just so all the "civilians" who read this understand, I always treat all patients the same. I might grumble about it to my partner later, but every patient gets the same compassionate and courteous treatment. I try to remember that just because I don’t think it’s an emergency, doesn’t mean it’s not an emergency to them, but for goodness sakes! When did it become OK to call an ambulance for a hangnail? (I’m not kidding - I responded to that call)
An automatic disqualification for applicants looking for a job on Fire Rescue Departments is having smoked marijuana or done any illegal drugs in the last ten years. Seeing as how these drugs don’t stay in your system for that long, how would Fire Departments know otherwise.By the way, I have been clean for a good two years now.
Think of your hair like a time line. Pull a strand out and from the root to the tip is your time line.
In different sections of your hair will be different things you may or may not have put in your system
If you haven’t smoked in the last couple years, you are fine because they will only look back 90 days, the standard for hair tests. A lot of hair grows in the time of two years which means "clean" hair will be what they are testing.
An automatic disqualification for applicants looking for a job on Fire Rescue Departments is having smoked marijuana or done any illegal drugs in the last ten years. Seeing as how these drugs don’t stay in your system for that long, how would Fire Departments know otherwise.By the way, I have been clean for a good two years now.
Think of your hair like a time line. Pull a strand out and from the root to the tip is your time line.
In different sections of your hair will be different things you may or may not have put in your system
If you haven’t smoked in the last couple years, you are fine because they will only look back 90 days, the standard for hair tests. A lot of hair grows in the time of two years which means "clean" hair will be what they are testing.