Firefighter hiring

Fire is an important element of nature. It is the most useful as well as destructive element on the earth. It benefits people if used in the right way; it destroys properties and lives if used carelessly. Firefighters are people who save people and their properties from this devastating element. It is a very challenging job. People have to risk their lives to save other lives and properties. This profession requires training under experienced people. People who opt to become a firefighter must have good physical fitness and mental fitness. They will be tested on their physical fitness during the interview. The candidate will also have to pass a written test conducted by the board members. This tests the fireman on the knowledge about firefighting techniques and other subjects. After hiring, the candidate id given training on techniques of firefighting, materials used for subsiding fire and usage of appropriate tools to put off fire. They are also taught on first aid to be given to the victims as soon as they are recovered from the site. They are taught to work with hazardous materials units that are specially trained for the control, prevention and cleanup of hazardous materials such as oil spills and accidents involve the transport of chemicals. During the training, the firefighters are taught on methods and equipments that should be used for a particular purpose. Apart form working for humans, they are also trained to put off forest fire. One of the effective means to fight a forest fire is to create fire lines which mean to cut the grasses and other combustible vegetation in the path of fire to deprive it out of fuel. In case of forest fire many firefighters join together to suppress the blaze using different techniques. Smoke jumpers or Elite firefighters are trained to jump from the parachutes to reach the areas that are not accessible by other members in the crew. All the fighters have a rope in hand for emergency purposes.