Category: Firefighter

  • Why American Firefighters Deserve Pensions

    Firefighters are American heroes and deserve all the financial compensation they recieve. Firefighting is a very tough job, and one sacrifices a lot to be a firefighter. Firefighters work schedule consists of a couple days on duty then a couple off duty. They have to be ready for the worst possible situation at a minute’s…

  • Female Workers In Firefighter Jobs

    Introduction This paper examines how systemic discrimination against women results in lower female participation in firefighting jobs. Firefighting jobs are a microcosm of the overall issue of systemic sexism in the workplace. Females have lower workplace participation than men overall. While there has been some improvement in the past half-century, the rate of change is…

  • The Correlation Of Work Stress, Work-family Conflict And Burnout Of Firefighters

    The main focus of this study is to see the picture of the relationships between work stress, work family conflict, and burnout and firefighter safety behavior outcomes. The most important things is, this study provides confirmation that burnout, as a stress-related process, does negatively impact safety performance in the fire service. The data was collected…

  • Can The Low-country Firefighter Peer Support Team Help Prevent Suicides?

    Abstract According to a 2015 article published in the Journal of Emergency Medical Services, first responders attempted suicide rate is 10 times greater than that of the general population within the United States. More than 4,000 first responders or 6.6 percent had attempted suicide in 2015, and first responders attempted suicide rate has been gradually…

  • The Correlation Of Work Stress, Work-family Conflict And Burnout Of Firefighters

    The main focus of this study is to see the picture of the relationships between work stress, work family conflict, and burnout and firefighter safety behavior outcomes. The most important things is, this study provides confirmation that burnout, as a stress-related process, does negatively impact safety performance in the fire service. The data was collected…

  • Can The Low-country Firefighter Peer Support Team Help Prevent Suicides?

    Abstract According to a 2015 article published in the Journal of Emergency Medical Services, first responders attempted suicide rate is 10 times greater than that of the general population within the United States. More than 4,000 first responders or 6.6 percent had attempted suicide in 2015, and first responders attempted suicide rate has been gradually…

  • Why I Want to Be a Firefighter: Personal Statement

    I imagine waking up no longer knowing what every day is going to bring, the place the sudden is expected. With just the sound of a siren, you know you are about to put your life on the line for any individual else. Fire hostilities is an extremely necessary job. It saves many lives and…

  • Uniform Service Heroes: Police And Firefighters

    Both firefighters and the police officers are the professional public servants and every day they are courageous and lay their lives on the line to become our daily superheroes. A law enforcement officer is a police officer who investigates a crime. On the other hand, a firefighter is largely responsible for firefighting or rescuing people.…