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Becoming a Fire Fighter

I am very interested in becoming a fire fighter and have done a great deal of research. The only thing I have not done is talk to actual fire fighters. What is it like to be a fire fighter?

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Permalink Reply by Frank DeBill on September 1, 2007 at 7:59pm: Hi my name is frank and i have been a firefighter for 5 years. It is a blast when that pager goes off your adrenaline explodes but when you lose someone injured on scene it sucks if you have any questions contact me!!; ▶ Reply to This

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