subject: Becoming A Fireman - Fire Department Job [print this page] I believe you want to become a fireman. You want to be able to respond to fire incidents and save properties and specially lives. You can become a fireman if you really want to and becoming a fireman is challenging but can also be easy if you are that determined to be of help.
First, you just need to see if you have the personal attributes needed to become a good fireman. You need to be determined, be confident, be flexible, have ability to communicate well, and have integrity. If you see that you are all these, then you will be an effective fireman.
Then you can look for a Fire Academy for a firefighting course. To be a certified fireman, you need to be enrolled in a Fire Academy. In a Fire Academy, you will get to attend to interactive lectures and will get to participate in practical training sessions, drills, or exercises. And these practical training sessions, drills, or exercises will just improve your skills and even level of determination, confidence, flexibility, and the likes. These will also help you be very much familiar with how to use breathing apparatus, bunker gear, and other protective equipments that will ensure a fireman's safety in fire incidents.
It is challenging to become a fireman but yes, if you are that determined to be of help, you will be one. Just have the personal attributes needed to become a good fireman and get yourself into a Fire Academy for a firefighting course and you will eventually become a fireman. Be determined to be of help and you will overcome all the challenges.
Instead of getting yourself into Fire Academy for a firefighting course, you can just go over the Internet for an online firefighting training. But then, to be a true fireman, you will need to go through practical training sessions, drills, or exercises.
