Career

[Leafs Fan]

I am just curious, Volunteer Fire Departments are blessed with a diverse group of people from many different employment backgrounds that can bring many special skills to the Fire service. I was just wondering what some of you do for your real job, the one that pays the bills.

[firefighter9calt]

Shipper/ Receiver for a Apple Packing Company.

[JGallagher]

Unemployed Volounteer Fire Fighter!!

[Quincy]

Our fire department is composed of 17 firefighters, including officers.

Chief : management of factory

Deputy chief : employe of factory

Captains (2) : locksmith
heating & cooling technician

Firefighters (13) : carpenters
mechanic
factory employee
funeral director & assistant forensic pathologist
truck driver
electrician / plumber
gas fitter

Awesome to have a wide variety of guys on a fire department that can share there knowledge to others.

[iamvff]

Hi, I own my own autoglass shop, but my background is autobody. I spent many years working on unibody frame repair. This has been a valuable asset at MVA's.

Be Safe,
iamvff

[Michael13]

We have a huge variety of workers on our department.

Farmers (3)
Mechanics (2)
Sales (1)
Millwright (5)
Factory workers (2)
Truck Drivers (1)
Agriculture Elevator Employees (3)
Funeral Director (1)
Township Employees (2)
Student (2)
Self employed Electricain (1)

[TiSme]

Network Infrastructure. One of the many fields in computers

[ehetu]

CEO & chief consultant in technology... and my fellow FFs are as diverse as there can be -- sales, construction, labourers, truck drivers, retired folks, school teachers... in short, a pretty accurate and balanced cross-section of the community.

Edmond
Chelsea, Qc

[LTPVFD]

Dispatch supervisor for the R.C.M.P. :cool:

[TTFD]

Correctional Officer

[tmehmel]

a CFP, Plumber, Printer, Fireworks shooter, Mechanics, Car Dealer aircraft engineer, parts guy, wow they are diverse!!

[JGallagher]

Originally posted by TTFD
Correctional Officer

WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE!!! I am trained in that feild and am looking for a job!!!!

[wilderness]

Armed Forces / farmers / contractors / auto mechanic / heavy equipment operator / Lumber yard manager / Aero engineer /
computer designer / Electrician / plumber / Fulltime firefighters / and the lsit goes on..............

[WFD999]

Drilling waste managment Tech, with lots of other trades from mechanics, nurse, private hydrocarbon FF, pro FF, parts manager, air traffic controler, shop manager at a safety company, building construction. Best of all two town councilor's, makes budget time a little easier.

[bfrd22]

Sevice Manger for Canada's Largest Fire Apparatus Manufacturer. :D

We also have a Oilfield Safety Supervisor, 4 Heavy Duty Mechs, Storemangers, Rail Loading Regional Manager, EMT, Security, Casino Supervisor, Plumber and on and on.

[fireman2697]

PURCHSER, HARDWARE RETAIL STORE

[ndvfd_ff33]

Warehouse worker at TRA Atlantic....Major Distribution depot for all Sobeys Branch stores..Price Choppers,Foodlands etc etc..It sucks..But its money...As for our dept..We got a wide variety like most...From Military to retired old fogies(Our Chief)

[SpideRider]

I'm a reporter/photographer.

[FClement]

I am a Inside Sales Rep. We have mechanics, para-med, advance med, heat and cooling system tech, pipefitter, security officer, township worker...