HELP!! Where's the Fire Service Going???

Ok so I am an Explorer for Peachtree City,Ga Explorer Post 209 and I want to continue into the fire service and I am planning on getting my FF1 when I turn 18 I just want to know in the opinion of other firefighters and rescue professionals where do you see the fire service going in 4 years and I want to be a Arson/Fire Investigator and what do I need to do to better myself so that I will sit on top and I am a generally good student with decent grades I take challenging classes love science (mainly chemistry GO FIGURE!!??) but hate math whats a good major and whats a good college? Im thinking North Georgia College and State but I want to hear from those working in the field. So any comments are appreciated.

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Permalink Reply by Smoke Eater on March 24, 2009 at 6:07pm

Man I'm just a volly but I will try to help ya out. First off, congrats on being in the explorer program. That's getting your foot in the door. I don't know where the fire serivce will be in the future but as long as man is around you will always need fire/EMS, police, and healthcare people. Some colleges that I have heard about is Texas A&M, and one in Maryland that have excellent courses in fire science. Like you, my math isn't the greatest. All I can suggest is to take the classes to be a firefighter first and see if that is what you really want to do. Then get some experience under your belt. After that you should have a pretty good idea of how fire acts and spreads and starts. Then take the investigator classes and go from there.

I hope this helps ya. Maybe someone can add something for you that I missed.

Good luck and stay safe man!!!