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Welcome to Firefighter Insider. My name is Chase and I am a professional Firefighter/Engineer - Paramedic with a Fire Department in Northern California. This site was created to help anyone with an interest in the fire service and it is where I share everything I know and have learned about being a firefighter.
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2y ago
You may have been wondering whether the ability to burn something is a physical or chemical property? It’s a good question and that’s because it’s often hard, at first, to separate physical changes from chemical …
Is Flammability A Chemical Or Physical Property? Read More ..read more
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2y ago
Fire seems like one of those inevitable risks in life and, in fact, no matter how careful you are and how many precautions you take – it’s possible for a fire to start by accident. …
How Fast Does Fire Spread? (House Fire, Wildfire) Read More ..read more
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2y ago
Firefighters are responsible for saving lives when fighting fires or responding to medical emergencies. It’s the key component of the job so the answer to “do firefighters get drug tested?” shouldn’t come as a surprise …
Do Firefighters Get Drug Tested? How and When Read More ..read more
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2y ago
Lighters, thankfully, are becoming less common in society now as more and more people quit smoking but they still have their uses for starting fires or lighting candles. How hot do these lighter flames actually get? …
How Hot Is A Lighter Flame? Read More ..read more
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2y ago
In an electronic world, there’s no doubt that we all have more batteries in our homes than we can probably count. We’ve already examined the risks posed by lithium-ion batteries and car batteries on this …
Can Batteries Catch On Fire? Do They Ever Explode? Read More ..read more
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2y ago
Lightning is an amazing phenomenon that shows the true power and awe of nature. We have all seen a lightning strike during a storm that is both beautiful and intimidating. We know that these strikes …
How Hot Is Lightning? Hotter Than The Sun? Read More ..read more
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2y ago
Static electricity is something that we will come across at many points in our lives, but it often fails to make much of an impression. This can lead us to believe, mistakenly, that somehow, static …
Can Static Electricity Start A Fire? Read More ..read more
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2y ago
One of the most common causes of fires in modern life is electricity. This doesn’t just apply to the devices that we use, either, sometimes, the electrical system in a house or office can malfunction …
How To Put Out An Electrical (Class C) Fire: Firefighter Approved Read More ..read more
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2y ago
There’s no getting away from it, once you call 911 for an ambulance, you’re going to get billed for their time and effort, at least, assuming you live in the United States. But what’s that …
How Much Does It Cost To Call An Ambulance? Read More ..read more
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2y ago
There’s no doubt that the world needs fire stations. Without them, it would be hard to organize, train, and motivate firefighters and impossible to store and maintain fire trucks, fire engines, firefighting equipment, etc. But …
How Much Does A Fire Station Cost? Read More ..read more