My chosen career field is in public service. Precisely a career in firefighting. I believe firefighting is a great career choice as I enjoy the work that it involves, and there is a demand that will never stop for firefighters, as fire will always be around forever. The fire department offers a large variety of services to the public. Some of the major tasks that are performed in the fire service range from providing medical care as an Emergency Medical Technician, Entering a burning structure to search for any trapped occupants, suppressing the fire from the exterior or interior, removing a victim that is trapped inside a vehicle involved in an accident, cutting up a tree that fell over the roadway, to helping the elderly up into bed after a fall. Most of these skills requires much training and knowledge and the ability to perform in stressful situations and still remain calm enough to execute clear, and accurate decisions when it involves your life, a fellow firefighters, and even civilian lives. The conditions in which firefighters work in are always changing. One minute, you can be in the middle of a busy highway in the middle of winter at the scene of a serious injury motor vehicle accident with victims trapped and then an hour later you can be at the scene of a fire, entering a building that is structurally unsafe, burning at hundreds of degrees, wearing 70 lbs of extra gear and equipment to save the life of a trapped occupant. You never know what the call will be, when it will be, or what will happen.
A typical shift usually consists of at least one 24-hour period on duty with at least 48 hours of, than repeats again. While on duty, you will spend the entire shift at the station, while not on calls, performing tasks aro...
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...reason I will be going to continue to plan on spending the majority of my life and future as a firefighter.
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