How do the careers of firefighters and police officers differ?

While firefighters help rescue people when fires and accidents occur, police officers work to stop crimes, catch those who cause them and keep the general public safe. These careers usually don’t require a college degree but have significant training you’ll need to complete.

What similarities do you think exist between the fire academy and the police academy?

What similarities do you think exist between the fire academy and the police academy? The two institutions share city goals and trainings, but the academies are run separately. Why do firefighters need good vision—so that it can be corrected to 20/20?

What do firefighters and cops have in common?

A call to duty – Firefighters and Police Officers alike both have a sense of duty, a desire to serve those around them, to protect lives and property, and to better their communities. A surplus of courage – Both have an absolute, irrefutable excess of courage.

Who is ultimately responsible for the training of fire fighters and why?

Who has the overall responsibility of the training bureau within the fire department? The Training Chief. Many departments have company officers assigned as the primary training officers; therefore, name a task that falls within their responsibility?

Why are police and firefighters considered heroes?

Members of the military are designated “heroes” just because, well, they are members of the military “fighting for our freedom.” Firefighters, police officers, even philanthropists — all “heroes” because of their chosen career path.

How do you answer why you want to be a firefighter?

Use your personal life and job experiences, i.e., customer service, sports, responsibility, working as a team, commitment, challenges, a degree where you learned how to learn, etc., and relate them to the job of a firefighter. I asked a candidate who was testing for Oakland during coaching one day why he wanted to be a firefighter.

What is the difference between a firefighter and a cop?

Firefighters don’t tend to have civilian interactions as part of their core job description. Firefighters are her to work with fires. Police officers work with people. And unfortunately, those people are often the worst of society.

What degree do you need to become a firefighter or police officer?

For fighters, a degree or course in fire science is required. But in the case of police officers, they require you to have a degree in criminal justice. Both these fields also prefer their applicants to have a minimum of 2 years of college education but it is not mandatory.

Do firefighters work with civilians?

Firefighters may still deal with them, but not so much. This point follows on from the above point, but is a point all on its own. Firefighters don’t tend to have civilian interactions as part of their core job description. Firefighters are her to work with fires. Police officers work with people.