I have been thinking a lot latly about what career field that I want to go into. I really want to do somthing that will give back to the community so its along the lines of doctor, police , firefighter, etc. Well your a firefighter and I was wondering if you could give a behind the sences view of what it takes to be a firefighter. What made you want to become a fire fighter? And also what exactly you do more then just go and fight fires. Thanks in advance.

im not caleb, but i always wanted to be firefighter, but the only thing is that i dont think they get much money.......

Evan, I don't think Caleb does it or the money...I bet money is the last thing on his mind when he and his fellow firefighters are putting out a fire JMO. I think he does it because he likes to help people. But then again I am not Caleb so I shouldn't be speaking for him.

Okay,

Why i got into firefighting? My grandpa was one of the founders of my towns departments. I have had alot of family on the department over the years and its just something iw as excited to do.

Behind the scenes? Ill tell ya a secret. Fires are the least most popular thing us firefighters do. For my community, the most popular things are squad calls. That can be anything from a broken bone to sudden illness to DOA's. I do not have my EMT certification yet, so whenever we have these, i usually drive the ambulance. We also get alot of MVA's (Motor Vehicle Accidents).

Money? Right now, since i only have my 36 hour course done, and my department is volunteer, i dont get paid very much. But im not in it for the money. However, full time fire fighters (my eventual career) get paid anywhere in the ballpark of $40,000 a year if not more. Depeneding on how you veiw the wolrd, i consider this a good amount of money.

To become a full time fire fighter (Ohio), you basically have to complete a 240 hour training course, and have your Paramedic certification. Along with a few other courses.

Personelly, iLOVE being a fire fighter

Why don't you be a game warden? You work with people, enforce fish and game laws, and the best part is, you get to work outdoors!

I thought about it for a long time, but:

You dont get to hunt often

and

People view you as the enemy

Thats enough for me to pawn it off on somebody else

That is supposed to be really hard because my brother is taking this test and he saidit islong and very hard.

Thanks for the information Caleb.