| A fireman's job is unique. He not only fights fires; | | | | managing harmful materials, inspecting buildings |
| he also has to rescue and take care of the sick | | | | and public places for the possibilities of fire and |
| and injured, execute fire prevention techniques, | | | | the measures required in the cases of fire, caring |
| extinguish the existing fire, deal with chemical | | | | for the injured and rescuing victims fro burning |
| spillages, and work collaboratively with the local | | | | buildings or vehicles, building codes applicable to |
| community, medical service, and police to bring | | | | each station, preparing for calamities either natural |
| the scene of fire under control. This requires him | | | | or manmade, dealing with road accident fires, |
| to possess great amounts of physical endurance | | | | scientific study of fire and chemicals related to |
| and stamina and the willingness to work hard to | | | | fire, spreading awareness among the general |
| save humanity and its possessions from the | | | | public about the preventive and emergency |
| dangers of fire. As every fire scene is a crime | | | | measures, etc. Training prepares them for facing |
| scene, the firemen must have undergone | | | | any kind of fire emergencies and handling |
| professional training to tackle each and every | | | | dangerous substances and situations with a |
| situation that may arise in such scenes. | | | | professional mindset. |
| Firefighting is not just extinguishing fires; it calls for | | | | A fireman's job is not a tension-free one; nor is it |
| attending to medical emergencies, taking | | | | devoid of risks. Loss of life or serious burns and |
| necessary precautions to stop the spreading of | | | | injuries that leave them immobilized for the rest |
| fire, making timely decisions to save life and | | | | of their lives is a reality in the career of a fireman. |
| materials, educating the public to assist in the | | | | Most of the times, fire scenes are near death |
| firefighting activities, and much more. That is why | | | | situations that require utmost care, hard work, |
| firefighting training becomes imperative for every | | | | training, physical strength, and readiness to attend |
| fireman. Apart from courage to be in such a | | | | to any need of the victims even at the risk of |
| hazardous profession, an individual must have | | | | one's own life. No fireman will stay away from his |
| commitment towards society, patience to handle | | | | duty even if what they are supposed to save is a |
| panicked and distraught victims, and a strong mind | | | | cat or dog; it is also a valuable life for some |
| and body to withstand even the most | | | | people who treat their pets as their own children, |
| heartbreaking scenes and extreme physical strain. | | | | and the fireman must have the same attitude to |
| Firefighting training aims at developing all these | | | | any victim, whether it is a human being or animal |
| qualities in a professional way by providing | | | | or property. This is the first important lesson of |
| practical and psychological education in firefighting | | | | firefighting training. Combined with a professional |
| techniques and handling the general public in a fire | | | | education and the dedication to work hard, |
| scene. They are taught to use the various | | | | firemen can excel in their profession and become |
| firefighting tools, self-prevention techniques, | | | | the real heroes in life. |
