The Aspiring Firefighter's Two-Year Plan

Step-by-step advice for earning a job as a firefighter in a municipal or industrial department. Starts with education as early as high school, talks about fire-service education, discusses fire-service related volunteer activities and becoming familiar with local agencies, outlines appropriate preparation for an oral interview, gives advice on maintaining a progress log, counsels how to get into and stay in top physical shape to pass the rigorous exams, discusses values, ethics, lifestyle, and financial choices that will ensure a spotless record, suggests public speaking coaching and learning a trade that will translate well to fire service work. Ample places for personal notes. This is a real winner!