In the modern sense, the fire departments advanced trucks, equipment and tactics are a comparatively recent development. Their personnel are either volunteer (non-salaried) or career (salaried). Typically, career fire fighters are in larger cities, and volunteer fire fighters are found when firefighters are training to become a ful time employee, and in smaller communities. During the past few months, I have learned a vast amount of information which has clarified what it is exactly that …showed first 75 words of 1542 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1542 total…takes to work my way to becoming a firefighter. I want to serve my community and I want to do it well! REFERENCES CITED <Tab/>1. Bell, Karen Magnuson. Fire in Their Eyes: Wildfires and the People Who Fight Them. Harcourt Brace, 1999. 2.<Tab/>Gorrell, Gena K. Catching Fire: The Story of Firefighting. Tundra, 1999. 3.<Tab/>Treybal, R. E, general editor. Encarta Encyclopedia. Microsoft Corporation, 1999-2003