FireHouseOfBlues

The role of a firefighter is a extremely technical job that may sometimes take years to master. With all the different sub-categories like swift water rescue, airport firefighting and EMS it can be hard to develop the abilities required to become prepared for any scenario. Lucky for us here in the states we can make a profession out of it. If you live in some nations, firefighting is strictly an unpaid service that hardworking members in the community perform at no cost.

Australia is fairly comparable to us with a little twist. Like the U.S., most professional departments are located in urban locations and volunteers are primarily found in rural locations. Nevertheless there is also a government reserve department that's saved especially for wildfires, natural disasters and illness outbreak. Comparable towards the national guard right here. I bet the guys in Northern Cal would not mind a little more government help when wildfire season kicks up, eh mate?

In Austria, there are really a really restricted number of professional crews. Six to be exact. However, every city and town down to the smallest village still has firefighters. They're just mostly volunteers. In fact there are more than four thousand volunteer departments in Austria and they do a great deal more than just fight fire. They're also mainly accountable for preparing all of their towns festivals and parties. Makes sense to me, who else would you call when your looking for a great time?

In Hong Kong, Fire departments and Ambulance services are one in the same. There's no distinction. Being that it is a rather small landmass it has less than 10,000 Firefighters/EMS total. They cover airports and hospitals while the government handles any needed Aerial back up.

Volunteer or Profession, firefighting here in the states can be a difficult field to break into. If your thinking about learning more on the requirements of becoming a firefighter you can check out CandidatePhysicalAbilityTest.com. That's the CPAT, the physical test firefighters must pass to move forward in a hiring process. The website features a lot of great information on starting your profession in the fire service.