PART 1 CLASS 18: IN SIGHT AND SOUND-THE JAMES SHERN FIRE ACADEMY/COMPTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

[dale9864]

what do i need to do in college if i neeed to even go to college

[dale9864]

im 15 and i want to be a fireman but were do i start plz

[WestlakeSig]

@dale9864 Hey there and thanks for writing in. You can check some of the comments on this thread and get an idea of what you can do. However, the easiest way is just to visit your local fore station and talk to those guys. They can tell you everything you need to know.

[dale9864]

@WestlakeSig lol tyvm do u know what grades i need to join

[misfitfirefighter]

@dale9864

the best thing you can do is stay out of trouble, and keep your driving record clean. find out if your local FD has an explorer program and join it. you can also work on getting a degree in fire science after high school. when youre old enough to start applying, put in for as many different FD's as you can, not just the one you want to work at. be persistent, the process takes a long time and many people arent selected the first time they apply. keep trying though! good luck.

[brendan129]

Too many broads

[paintbllwizard]

how hard is it to get into a fire academy, how much did it cost, what are the requirements needed to get in????

[WestlakeSig]

Hi there and merry Christmas! The process to get in is pretty rigorous. They check to see if you can do hose drags, calistenics, the whole ball of wax. If you can do that within a certain time perameter, you are good. There is also a written apptitude test that has to be taken covering, among other things, basic math. As far as the cost goes, I have to check. I will get back to you on that as I will aska good friend of mine went through this academy.

[paintbllwizard]

@WestlakeSig what do you have to do for the written aptitude test and is it hard

[WestlakeSig]

You know, the math portion of the test, I believe covers basic math and some algebra/geometry. Again, I believe the concepts covered are basic just see what your knowledge is. After all, you do have to calculate, on your feet, gallons per minute and other things related to fire supression. The language portion is just the basic stuff to make sure you can put together a sentence. Once you're on the job, you have to write reports. Don't let any of this stuff scare you away.

[paintbllwizard]

@WestlakeSig im 15 years old and gonna be 16 this may. right now in in highschool, and when i get done i want to go to college, graduate, and then go to the fire academy in Riverton, Wyoming. do u think they train u the same way as other fire academies? do u thnk ill have to do the same testing with the math and language????

[WestlakeSig]

The academies, for the most part, train you the same way a department's academy trains. the idea is to give cadets skills so when they make to a department academy, they know what to expect and have a leg up on others who may not have had the same pre-training. Also, those academies will have the aptitude tests, but again, you would already know what is expected.

[kevinbeatzeus]

Chief Karnazes

[LCEUclan]

doing the turnout drill for the first time took me like 5 minutes, without SCBA!!

[YogaGrandmaFilms]

great vid thank you so much for posting!!

[WestlakeSig]

The pleasure was all mine!