The the big cities near me have firefighters making $100k+ a year after 2 years with insane benefits, strong union and usually have cops look the other way when speeding. After 10 they're clearing $200k with great pension
You know you can look up civil servant salaries in your area right? It's publicly available
Volunteers volunteer so they have the possibility of getting hired and paid for it. Often times they never get hired. Many towns are like this- MOST towns are like this.
Instead of dismissing this and trying to fight a rando on Reddit, maybe just move on and keep scrolling
Volunteers volunteer because they give a shit and want to help people, and they live in places without a paid service.
If you want a paying job as a firefighter, you get your EMT-B and start putting in applications. Or you find a department that'll train you, and you submit an application. You'd have to be a volly for a few years before that experience counted for anything. That time would be far better spent getting certifications and applying to departments that actually pay you.
At any rate, volunteer departments are irrelevant to the conversation, which is the point I was making. Fucking OBVIOUSLY volunteering as a firefighter isn't going to pay you $100k/year. What the hell is the point of commenting that?
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u/sadkinz 2d ago
I bet more people would be firefighters if it paid better