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Firefighter
* All firefighters are responsible for their own safety and well being
  - wear breathing apparatus
* Many firefighters are responsible for providing medical attention
  - volunteers who donate their time
  - expose their ears as a heat sensing device
  - work full-time at other jobs
* Most firefighters are familiar with death
  - vary their workouts to keep their muscles responding
  - work a second full-time job on their days off
* Some Firefighters sleep at their fire stations in case there fire during the night.
  * ' or 'firemen' are people whose job is to put out fires and rescue people. In a city, the building they work in is called a 'fire station', or 'fire hall'. Firefighters work for the 'fire department'.
  * have vehicles they drive fires and rescue operations. If the vehicle pumps water it is called an 'engine'. If it does not pump water it is called a 'truck'. A rescue truck mainly responds to and has equipment for car wrecks,collapsed buildings,search and rescue,stuck elevators and other things. If it carries the fire chief to fires, it fire chief car. Fire engines pump water and foam which is used to put out the fire
  - firefighters become fire investigators, who determine the origin and causes of fires
* also use a breathing apparatus to avoid inhaling smoke and toxic gases.
* are also at risk of cardiac events including strokes and heart attacks
  - public employees
  - emergency workers
  - highly trained professionals
  - most concerned about saving lives on individual calls
  - notorious for being innovative and thinking on their feet
* are responsible for providing their own food while on duty
  - the clean up of fire scenes
* battle an electrical fire, one of many kinds of fires.
* can protect themselves against blood-borne infections
  - talk in the dark and smoke
* continue to study and train throughout their careers.
* die every year.
* face dangerous situations where injury and death are a risk.
* have one of the highest rates of injuries and illnesses of all occupations.
* now wear protective gloves or face shields when they respond to rescues.
* often come into contact with hazardous and infectious materials
  - die from heart attacks during a fire
  - spend more time with crew members than with their own families
* operate as crew members, and are outdoors in all weathers.
* primarily respond to fires and vehicular extrications.
* recognize that a fire's most toxic by-product is carbon monoxide.
* refer to themselves as a paramilitary organization.
* respond to emergencies such as car accidents
  - medical emergencies like car accidents, as well as to fires
* risk their lives to save people from fires.
* routinely struggle with the trauma of witnessing tragedy and death.
* say teaching children how to respond in a fire can be a matter of life or death.
* sleep in individual sleeping rooms.
* spend long periods of time living and working together as members of a team.
* typically work long and varied hours
  - periods and varied hours
* use high-pressure hoses to suppress structural fires
  - ladders and work at heights to rescue victims and fight fires
* work to cut up and put out burning logs.
+ U.S. Defense Department firefighters: United States Department of Defense :: Firefighting
  * Firefighters go to special classes to learn firefighting skills. They earn certificates after taking the classes.

### person | guardian | firefighter:

Volunteer firefighter
* are a staple of community protective services
  - employees for purposes of industrial insurance
* come from all walks of life.
* respond to both fire and medical emergencies at any time of day and night.