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Fire service personnel undergo a battery of tests and training modules to prepare themselves for fire safety service prevention. The specific types of preparation programs differ depending on the jurisdiction and needs of the community, as well as local budget and resource restrictions. "There is no 'cookie-cutter' way to become a firefighter," ("How To Best Prepare Yourself To Become A Firefighter," n.d.). There are also areas of specialization within the profession, which will determine the type of preparation and training provided to personnel. Fire technology, emergency response services, and hazardous materials specialization are all critical components of a comprehensive fire safety program. Not all individuals can fill all roles at once, which is why firefighting is a team effort.
Emergency medical technician training can be a core preparatory strategy and starting point for future fire personnel. Even when the career of the firefighter veers in different directions or areas of specialization, the basics of emergency medical technician training remain viable. Similarly,...
In terms of official certification programs, they vary by locality. Formal post-secondary training programs are generally not degree-based, but do involve certification in a variety of areas. Because firefighting is not a monolithic profession, the programs are diverse and multidisciplinary.
Tests that firefighters undergo help prepare them for fire prevention techniques, strategies, and practices. The tests can be comprehensive, physically demanding, and also mentally challenging. Firefighters need to be savvy problem solvers who think quickly and on the fly. Their decisions must be made with more than gut instinct, although gut instinct often saves lives. Experience, and more importantly, empirical evidence also show firefighters how they can work to prevent fires, respond to fires, and rescue people and property from damage.
The preparation for promotions in firefighting will therefore involve further training and possibly…
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"How To Best Prepare Yourself To Become A Firefighter," (n.d.). Don McNea Fire School. Retrieved online: http://www.fireprep.com/how_to_best_prepare_yourself_t.html
United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (n.d.). Firefighters. Retrieved online: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/protective-service/firefighters.htm
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