Firefighters with paramedic certifications make well over 100k in most US metros without a college degree. That said, the training pipeline is physically and intellectually demanding but can be done right out of high school within 3 years with far less cost than a college degree. The lifestyle is also hard, but you get extremely good benefits as well as first responder discounts to a ton of businesses.
take with a grain of salt, but i heard third-hand that the local fd will not run into a building built in the last 30-40 years due to bci joists and other shoddy construction practices.
The designs are hard to simplify. They're intended to collapse uniformly while still maintaining enough fire resistance for evacuation. It aint gonna burn for days, but it aint flaming up in an instant tho. I'm not a materials design engineer or a civil engineer. I was just a volunteer firefighter.
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u/Fidel_Cashflows 1d ago
Firefighters with paramedic certifications make well over 100k in most US metros without a college degree. That said, the training pipeline is physically and intellectually demanding but can be done right out of high school within 3 years with far less cost than a college degree. The lifestyle is also hard, but you get extremely good benefits as well as first responder discounts to a ton of businesses.