yep! fun fact; here in the States, our firefighting force is 70% volunteer with the vast majority of them severely, if not critically, understaffed, affecting response times and the ability to care and protect our districts to the point where in the daytime especially many are not able to respond to the simplest of calls and need to cal for mutual aid from other departments. probably in your neighborhood!
the common misconception is that they spend much of their time doing nothing and waiting for the rare fire. not so! the scope of firefighting includes med calls, lift assists (for bariatric patients and the elderly), disaster response, swift water rescue, high angle rescue, gas leaks, close quarters rescue, search and rescue, brush fires… depending on the district you may be busy on a daily basis!
want to volunteer and help but scared of going in a burning building? no problem! there’s the fire police function, wherein you help secure the scene from rubberneckers, and pump ops, wherein you drive and operate the truck, and so much more! i highly recommend it!
the common misconception is that they spend much of their time doing nothing and waiting for the rare fire. not so! the scope of firefighting includes med calls, lift assists (for bariatric patients and the elderly), disaster response, swift water rescue, high angle rescue, gas leaks, close quarters rescue, search and rescue, brush fires… depending on the district you may be busy on a daily basis!