firefighters
by Chris Gregory
job description
work environment
someinformation you should know
work environment
equpment and supplies used in the fild
firefighters wear/use boots, fire paints, fire coats, flash hood, helmet, SCBA, and fire gloves
each of these things are important to a firefighter for his/her job that they are required to do and this is why they are important.
fire gloves are mad of the same materials as a oven mite they are designed like this so the firefighters are able to handle hot objects and they wont get burned.
SCBA(self control berthing apparatus)-the SCAB allows firefighter to berth air in a room or building full of smoke or other harmful things.
helmet-fire helmets protect the firefighter from falling derby or boiling liquids that may fall on them while they are in the building.
flash hood- a flash hood is something that protects the face of a firefighter from intense heat.
coats- firefighters use a special coat called a bunker coat they are mad up of three all three fire and heat resentence the coat is also able to hold your tools, radios, and flashlight.
boots- fire boots are mad of the same three materials as the fire coat but it is thinker so it can prevent objects from stabbing the firefighter in the foot.
career out look/professional association related to firefighters
the total employment rate is projected to grow 7% between 2012-2022 which would make competition for the job more intense because there wont be many spots open
some professional associations related to firefighters include, correctional officers, EMTs, fire inspectors, and police/detectives
education that you need to be a firefighter
education needed/ where degree is handed out
for you to be a firefighter you need to have and high school diploma and, or major in fire science, fire science is the study of all things fire it teaches you behavior of fire, how to prevent any sort of fire, and how to protect yourself and others from fire
the best colleges to get the degree of fire science are, America university which is located in Washington, D.C, Glendale community collage which is located in Arizona, and Madonna university which is located in Michigan
The total cost of the education in fire science roughly around $8,840