How many times in our life have we faced something that scared us or made us nervous? What did you do? Did you run away or did you face your fear and overcome it? From a young child that faces a challenge of going to sleep fighting the monsters under the bed to an aging adult fearing death, we all have something that we fear and make an internal decision to avoid or face it. Growing up I knew I always wanted to be a firefighter. I remember as a young child I would occasionally visit my uncle at his fire station, and from the second I walked in I was hit with the smell of soot coming from the yellow tinged bunker gear, or the massive size of the iconic fire truck! The best part was when he would allow me to step into the coveted captain’s seat of this massive truck. …show more content…
I’ve never wanted something more in my young life than to be a firefighter, I had to have it! I was an innocent child during these times that only focused on the sights and sounds of the job. It was glamourous to be looked at by other citizens as a hero! 14 years passed before I visited by uncle’s fire station again, but one thing remained the same, the smell of the gear and the beauty of the fire truck! As I grew older, the thought of becoming a firefighter was no longer about the sights and sounds but more about helping others in their desperate hours. I wanted to make a positive impact in someone life that they would remember forever. One question I didn’t ask myself throughout the years was would I be willing to enter very hazardous situations risking my life in order to save another? Did I have the courage to put a stranger’s life before my own? Was this something that was already answered from something inside me that I did not know of? I’ve never had to make a life or death
“ “You’ve got to get right back in the saddle. You can’t live in fear of something as basic as a fire.” ” (15).
Throughout the fire service, firefighters encounter a high level of different stresses that can cause post dramatic stress disorder. A plethora amount of people have not thought about how not only the military personnel, however a wide range of emergency calls or other factors come into play that results in fire personnel acquiring this disorder. This disorder has an enormous problem that will affect the management in the fire department.
So you are a new recruit/rookie/probies. Well then congrats on your achievement of completing the fire academy training. Remember everyone was once in your shoes. When you are hired on to a department. The people of that department, you could be serving with for maybe 10 or more years. To help prepare you for your career in the fire service here is ten thing you must know.
Dropping everything he’s doing Joe quickly runs to the fire poll and proceeds to exits the building, sirens soaring over head, and fire truck engines starting up, he rushes to slip on his gear, he feels good about himself knowing he’s a hero, he holds his helmet under his right arm, and jumps on the bright shiny red fire truck, he taps the sparkling smooth metal twice, and they pull out of the fire station, as they arrive at the house, he spots the bright red and orange fire, instantly everything slows down, and his heart speeds up, other than the thrill and overall well-being of this career. Job duties, Salaries, Requirements, Hours, and other information about this career are also something to think about.
Mental health in the fire service is an upcoming problem, but has been occurring for years without firefighters even knowing it. Specifically post-traumatic stress disorder known as PTSD and firefighter suicides are the main issues that have a large impact in the fire service. This outline will lay out the main points that are a result, impact, or other subjects in relation to the two main issues above. Firefighter deaths are rising rapidly, members of the fire service need to be educated on PTSD and suicide to provide treatment before another devastating event occurs in result of the issues effects.
The subculture that I picked out to study during this semester was the Rapids Volunteer Fire Company. I am a part of this subculture already and would like to express how important this volunteer job really is. Many people do not think of local volunteer fire companies that often when not much is really going on in your community. However, volunteer fire companies have a really important role in their community. Not only do they help keep the community safe, they try to keep the community involved in what is going on. Mike stated that he likes to “help people and better my community during my free time” (M. Moore, personal interview, March 28th, 2016). Since volunteer fire companies are not on duty twenty-four hours so people have to dedicate time
...ourage to run into that fire and do my job the best I can. Training that could help me with that situation is classes from the fire academy to teach me how to block out thoughts and just act to protect and/or save anybody inside. An example of when I will act beyond the call of duty will be when I have to protect or save somebody from a situation while ill-equipped to handle that situation.
Being with the Coast Guard will give people the experience to do what that person wants. Then firefighting is a way to show people and communities that a firefighter will help when called. People will find greatness in helping those who feel like they have lost everything by and giving them hope. People will find a strength to help the country succeed and be part of something great as well and feel like one person will make a difference in someone’s life or even in a firefighter’s own
A fireman is mentally strong. There are times when a fireman must make a split second decision, which may save a life or could possible place someone’s life in further danger. While making these decisions, there are many thoughts going through a fireman’s head. For example, is it safe to go inside this burning building? Should I give this medication? While searching a burning building, Should I go right or left? What is the best way to ventilate the smoke from this building? Each of these questions requires mental strength. Also, mental strength is required when tragedy occurs. The fireman must be able to overcome the stress of the tragedy to continue his job.
Firefighting is a profession that is more complex than simply putting water on a fire. Firefighting is complex, difficult, and unforgiving. Even though firefighting sounds terrible, it is considered one of the greatest careers in the world, it is a job that has minimal entrance requirements, a nice salary for newcomers, and a challenge that holds rewards.
Every year communities struggle each year around the nation with issues of life safety. In 2012, the nation’s fire departments responded to 31,854,000 responses that resulted in the deaths 0f 2,855 civilians and injuring 16,500 causing an estimated $12,427 million dollars in damage. (United States Fire Administration, 2014) These incidents put at risk 345,950 career and 783,300 volunteer firefighters that resulted in the deaths of 81 individuals (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2013) and nearly 70,000 reported injuries. ( Karter & Molis, 2013) These numbers represent incidents that are determined to be in the line of duty but do not take into consideration the long-term health risk issues that may develop. Evidence shows that he hazards associated with Fire and Emergency Services are consistent across the board whether paid or volunteer and jeopardize the lives and health of each individual, placing administrative and physical control measures reduces this risk to firefighter within an organization. While it is impossible to eliminate the hazards firefighters face, it is important to identify these hazards as the first step in reducing the potential for loss of life and wellbeing both physically and mentally.
On sun hot sweaty summer afternoon school Bats gloves gum sunflower seeds are packed in the bag for a ready victor game on the field of cold hard dust. When I walk to dugout I see my victor team in the dugout.When I first walk up to the cold dirt and dust home plate.As pictch warms up on pictching at the catch.As is done I walk up to home plate.Woshe!clunk! As I make a pop up.On the grizzlies they almost caught my pop up but they drop it on the ground. Cluk!Cluk!Cluk!Cluk!Cluk!As I run fast on my high knees and I slid to the first base.As my team mates chear for me. Jack is up to bat for my team.My other team is watching Jack in side of the dugout Jack hits a home run in the dirt of the parking lot.When me and Jack trotted to dugout the team
When some people think about a firefighter, they instinctively think fireman. That is why when the question arises of a woman becoming a firefighter, they immediately think, "She can’t do it. She is not strong enough. It is a man’s job. It is too much work." The decision imm...
I can still remember every single time that my family would visit my dad when he was working at the fire station. Each station had the same layout; the matching couches and chairs that were placed around a television in the lounge rooms, the kitchens with an industrial sized oven, the sleeping quarters which included beds that more resembled cots, and the tall ceiling garages that housed the fire trucks and fire equipment. However, the thing that will be engrained in my mind forever will be the blaring sound of the alarm going off. For me, the louder and longer the alarm rang the more uncertainty I was as to whether this would be my dad’s last call. To the firefighters though, the alarm represented something completely different. Almost as
I attended CERT training April 14 at the Mill Valley fire department and April 28 at the Terra Linda Community Center. I was able to jump to two different locations due to conflicts with my schedule and classes. My first day at CERT went very smoothly. The CERT coordinator, Maggie, was a sweetheart in her words and made everyone feel very comfortable and welcomed. We started by introducing each other and sharing our reasons why we chose to do CERT. When it was my turn, of course I mentioned this class and Matt Davis but also because it’s just a great life skill to know about what and how to react during an natural disaster emergency. I instantly took myself back into my memories when I was in high school and how much they grilled us with being an upstander in all life situations. An upstander was defined