Firefighting

Firefighting is much more than getting cats out of trees. In the fire service industry, we face multiple challenges from day to day and from call to call. Firefighting in a whole is much more than hanging out and sleeping at the firehouse. Firefighting has a very broad spectrum like responding to motor vehicle incidents to responding to large gasoline truck fires. In the scenario I am going to provide more detail when it comes to fighting different types of flammable liquid fires and the…

Company and EMT work. Before I began researching Cameron’s background, I knew very little about his heroic occupation. Pursuing a career in firefighting wasn’t a path Cameron had to make himself choose, and he didn’t have to convince himself it was right for him “it was my calling” he told me. “I’m not a hero, I am just a firefighter.” Maybe firefighting…

rattles and then directed the formation of bucket brigades to put out the fire.”(Fire Services History) The bucket brigade was a few men and a bunch of buckets with water in them. These men would throw water on to the fire. This first organized firefighting forces in America was changed by Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin is given credit change the fire service in the US. On a trip to Boston, Franklin saw the paid department and seen how prepare to fight fire that it was. “Goodwill and…

too has evolved and changed, so to keep up with these changes, the methods and techniques of firefighter training must also change. The ‘Basic Training’ of a firefighter consists of, at bare minimum three classes. The first is the Introduction to Firefighting (ITF). This course introduces the new firefighter to what is expected of them, what they can and cannot do, what they should do, and much more. ITF is the basic class that teaches the firefighter how to be a firefighter. It is the…

Joseph Gore Thermal Imaging Cameras (TIC) in the Fire Service The fire service, as we know it today, has come a long way since its beginning. It began in 24 BC in Rome. One of the first technologies used were a line of men and a few buckets of water, which were used to extinguish the fire. Another of the first technologies was an axe that was used to create holes that would allow heat and smoke to escape from the structure. Compared to the ancient times, today’s technologies have improved…

isolated or next to another building, and main objective (How to Become a Firefighter). At most fire station a person gets hired to be a firefighter and then the fire station sends them to the academy to get the classes. The reason for this is that firefighting is such a specific skill that a person could not get it at a regular school. There is a driver test firefighters have to take in order to drive the truck and there is a pump test that show that the firefighter can run the machine…

Female Firefighters: Women in the Fire Service Female firefighters have been a fairly recent addition to the fire service. Firefighting was thought to be a man’s job. Since the Civil Rights Movement, female firefighters are becoming more and more common even though they currently only consist of about 3% of the entire fire service. The acceptance and proper treatment of female firefighters has been difficult over the past 50 years, but they continue to make headway. Gender bias and sexual…

Gerald Lawrence 12/13/16 The National Fire Protection Association is a United States trade association, albeit with some international members, that creates and maintains private, copyrighted standards and codes for usage and adoption by local governments. It is also know as saving as many lives as possible. NFPA has played a great role in fire preventing for over then 10 years now. Standard 25 is the standard that will be the one that is highlighted in this essay. The NFPA 25 the…

to the rescuer during the rescue attempt. Id. In Neighbarger, the plaintiffs were employees at Powerine Oil Company as safety supervisors. Id. at 534. Neighbarger had special training in industrial firefighting and Magana had training in emergency response to toxic spills and petroleum firefighting. Id. Both man’s job duties required them to respond to emergencies at the Powerine Refinery and participate in the Powerine fire brigade.…

Los Angeles Fire Department For my research I chose the Los Angeles Fire Department. Their Mission statement is “to preserve life and property, promote public safety and foster economic growth through leadership, management and actions, as an all risk life safety response provider.” I found it important to note that LA city is the biggest in size and second most populated city in the United States, so they have a very big and important mission. History- The city of Los Angeles was founded in…