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Bookmark or Share- Home - IAFFThe International Association of Fire Fighters represents over 344,000 full-time professional fire fighters and emergency medical workers in 3,500 affiliates across the United States and Canada. Our members proudly protect more than 85% of the population of our two great nations. A Legacy of Action.
- 10 Firefighter Job Types (Plus Salaries) | Indeed.com1. Volunteer firefighter. National average salary: $38,111 per year Primary duties: Volunteer firefighters provide part-time support to their local fire stations. They remain on-call to respond to emergencies and often handle wildfires in places where there aren't enough salaried firefighters.
- How to Become a Firefighter | How to Become a Fireman - FireScience.orgHow to Become a Firefighter. More than 300,000 professional firefighters work in the United States. The Labor Department reports that more than 90 percent of all professional firefighters work for local government. As a firefighter, you’ll fight active fires or make emergency medical calls as a result of accidental injury or disasters.
- What does a firefighter do? - CareerExplorerA firefighter is responsible for responding to emergency situations involving fires, hazardous materials, medical emergencies, and other disasters. Firefighters work for fire departments, which may be part of municipal, county, state, or federal government agencies, or they may serve in volunteer fire departments in rural or underserved areas.
- Firefighters - U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWhat Firefighters Do. Firefighters control and put out fires and respond to emergencies involving life, property, or the environment. Work Environment. On the scene of a fire or other emergency, firefighters’ work may be dangerous. On call at fire stations, firefighters sleep, eat, and perform other duties during shifts that often last 24 hours.
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