Fire

i have been thinking of doing search and rescue for the fire department. how long would it take to get to that position?

I’m a vol firefighter in IL, i have had at least 2 years of training to be certified,that probably is close to the min. but if you want this job plan on going to school off an on for your whole career

My Girlfriend was in an accident and in less then an hour one one of the fire and rescue had posted pictures on facebook denoting the injuries of those involved

Pictures maybe because it is in a public place and an accident responded to is generally a matter of public record.

But reports of injuries MAY be medical records, and certainly the names and details would then be confidential under HIPAA. She should download the information, ask the person to remove it, and then talk to an attorney if she wants to take action.

Alternatively a complaint to the fire department would probably provoke swift action.

If this person is a paramedic or involved in treating her, then I’d say for sure they are deep trouble and likely to lose their jobs over it. If not, at a minimum it’s pretty unprofessional and the person is going to be ‘read the riot act’ by his superiors and told to take it down and never do it again.

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i asked this before but did not get enough answers im looking to go into the air force for Fire Protection or the navy for Emergency, Fire & Rescue witch is a better branch for this job??? im also thinking about In Flight Refueling not sure what to do and what branch to join. i dont care about being out to sea also
when i said i dont care about beeing out to sea i ment it does not matter to me i love the water just a much as the land i want to know what service i will enjoy more by doing this job

For intensity of fire-fighting training, the Navy is IT. Look at it this way; When you’re on a ship at sea, EVERYONE fights fires. It is a regular part ongoing training in the Navy, from boot camp until the day you leave the service. Everyone learns how to fight all 4 classes of fires. The limitation is that Navy firefighting is focused on SHIPBOARD fire-fighting, including burning aircraft, not wooden structures, so some of the techniques don’t carry-over. The rating in the Navy that specializes in such is Damage Controlman. If, by in-flight refueling, you mean being the boom-operator on a big flying tanker, that is strictly Air Force, and requires lots of specialized training. WHY you "dont care about being out to sea" wasn’t explained, so I can’t speak to that, save to say that if you join the Navy, be prepared to go to sea, ESPECIALLY as a Damage Controlman.

Portland Fire and Rescue Truck 13 responding with Medic 312 on a TR3 to the Lloyd Center Ice Center at 1529 on 12/29/08. A TR3 is a traumatic injury to a non critical area. The whoop-whoop sound you hear at the beginning is the station alert tone for Trucks. Engines have a slightly different tone. This lets station personnel know which company is being dispatched before the verbal description of the call comes in.

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enlisted rating that is more detailed then the info provided on the Navy official website?

DC is NOTHING like being a traditional firefighter. it is a sea duty intensive rating..almost no shore duty at all( and that is mainly limited to Instructor duty).

Heck, it may not even be available when you sit down with a Classifier to choose your rating.

Responding to the Bloor Subway for a water flow alarm.

A 9.5 minute response, cleared by first-in trucks about 1km from the call.

Many obstacles faced by the driver, inc. a car shooting out fom behind a bus, a large truck getting in the way, an old man crossing the road, and a narrow bridge.

Just another tough day behind the wheel of a Toronto Fire apparatus.

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Heya,I heard that the Emergency, Fire & Rescue Rate in the Navy is a scam and that if you enlist under this Rate you will end up chipping paint.Is this true?
Thats odd,if you go to Navy.com it shows the Rate under enlisted Careers O,o

Wow, this is news to me. As others have stated, the DC rating deals with firefighting and related equipment, but it’s true every Sailor is trained to fight fires. The picture on that page shows 2 Aviation Boatswain’s Mates. Within the ABH rating, there are some who are trained in Crash & Rescue. These people are the "first responders" to rescue pilots trapped in planes, firefighting, and salvage. As for the other training you may receive, that page is pretty broad, as it mentions emergency medicine, X-ray tech & respiratory therapist, which would be the duties of an HM.
I’d talk to a Recruiter to find out more, specifically what rating you would be. Also, as others have said, if you’re on a ship, sometime in your career you’ll be chipping paint.

It’s not called ‘Emergency Fire and Rescue’ in the Navy, it’s simply, DC or Damage Controlman.

Anyway, I’m no DC, but from what I hear, DCs are on ships a LOT. And ships are inherently dangerous places. Your chances of getting bruised and banged up? Pretty high. Your chances of dying? Well, it’s always a possibility. It might not even be your fault. Someone else could screw something up and end up hurting his shipmates.

I don’t think there are real facts and percentages of the death rate of certain ratings in the Navy. It just depends on where you are and what you’re doing, and what the people around you are doing.

Fire Rescue Group Purchasing Organization

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