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How old do you have to be to be a operational firefighter i your town/state/country
im jus curious
how old do you have to be before you join the fire service in your country
in new zealand you have to be 16 or older to become a fully operational firefighter
how old do you have to be before you join the fire service in your country
in new zealand you have to be 16 or older to become a fully operational firefighter
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Permalink Reply by Deitra Howard on
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in USA,kentucky in morgantown u have to 21
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Permalink Reply by Ron King (Fire Chief) on
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In the state of VA you must be 18 are older to be certifed.
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Permalink Reply by James Hawk on
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In my department you can join as a firefighter at 16, with the restrictions that you can not perform an interior attack before you are 18, at the ICO's discression. you can take all classes necessary. and perform in all drills. Firefighters under 18 are required to maintain a passing GPA in school to remain active, unless they have already graduated. you must be 18 to drive any apparatus other than the brush truck. my dept. is the Penrhyn Engine & Hose Co., serving the Middle Granville fire district in Washington County, NY
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Permalink Reply by Rachel on
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Nassau County,Florida-NE FL-you have to be 16 to be a cadet-18 to be a certified firefighter. at 18 one can also ride-along with the county career fire dept!
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Permalink Reply by Todd on
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South Carolina requires that you be 18 years of age to complete FFI.
Our departmental policy is no untrained personnel on scene, so at least 18 years of age.
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Permalink Reply by Bekks on
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18 here in Ontario, Canada.
My department is one of the few around my province (or at least my part of it) that will take on Juniors.
There is very little talk about juniors in Ontario. Juniors Start at 16.
They go through the same training program that the new 'over 18-year-olds' get.
Juniors are not allowed to drive F.D. vehicles.
After the Juniors' training is done, they get to dress (one of the safe/legal uses for 'expired' bunker gear) at a scene and stand at the back of the equipment van and watch. They can hand out water, help change SCBA bottles and keep them organized, be an EXTRA set of buddy-system eyes after a FF masks-up prior to joining an interior team, wash trucks, sweep the bay, help with truck checks (under supervision), etc.
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Permalink Reply by Andrew Salinger on
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In our brigade you need parental/guardian approval but also the approval of the officers. If they don't think you are up to the task yet then you wont be getting on the truck.
For Road rescue our rule is over 18 and you need to be level headed and mentally right before the officers will allow you to get the qualification.
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Permalink Reply by Norm Tindell on
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In Texas, as I believe it is in all US states, you must be 18.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Moyer on
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18 in Indiana
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Permalink Reply by Anthony Luchini on
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We have a "cadet program" from 14-18 years old with parental consent. Cannot be a firefighter until age 18 but you do not have to be state certified, just entry level...at least on our volunteer department in WI.
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Permalink Reply by Eric B on
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Any Vehicle Rescue Cert and Tech Cert in the state of PA is issued by the DOH or the EMS Council
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Permalink Reply by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on
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Sarah - from what I understand from some of the well-seasoned firefighters that are on FFN who live and work in your neck of the woods - fire fighting in New Zealand is done very differently than in the United States.
This includes
Approach
Training
Deaths
Equipment
Etc.
So I am not sure that this conversation is an equal comparison between firefighters, since the expectations of different countries seems to be dramatically different. I do hope the seasoned guys from your area come into this conversation and reflect the differences much better than I could ever articulate.
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