My Career The career field I have chosen is to be a firefighter. The reason I want to become a firefighter is because they help people and prevent fires from spreading. I always wanted to help people everywhere, because I don't like when there is an accident and some people die and lose their loved ones, people talk bad about them and just talk and point cameras in their faces to watch them scream. I want to help people, make a difference, protect people's lives and be someone people recognize when I walk next to them. The Roman emperor Augustus is credited with establishing a fire department in 24 BC when fire control was developed. The firemen or as they called them (watchmen) would sound the alarm if they saw a fire somewhere. To put out the fire they used buckets of water and threw the water directly onto the fire. They also used a tool called an ax to free people from a burning building and tried to free them using the axe. In case of large fires they used long hooks with ropes attached to bring down a burning building and put out the fire on the ground. They also sometimes used explosives to knock down a burning building and throw water on the ground. In a typical year approximately five hundred candidates are interviewed and approximately one hundred and forty to two hundred candidates are invited to participate in one of our new recruits. training camps to fill vacant positions. Career trends for firefighters are police officers because there will be competition for available positions and their opportunities will increase, and candidates will face increased education for admission to job opportunities. Firefighter-related jobs can… middle of paper… education workers are often responsible for specialized or technical training. A health and safety consultant offers specialist knowledge and skills to generate and promote a positive health and safety culture. This plays a key role in helping to control occupational risk. Interviewing firefighters is a challenge that is part of the hiring process for most firefighters. The interview usually weighs more than any part of the exam. Many of the questions put the candidate in a situation. They are designed to see how the individual can think on their feet. The more you learn about the types of questions, the better your chances will be. The average expected salary for a typical firefighter in the United States is approximately forty-three thousand, the annual pay for a typical firefighter in the United States is thirty-one thousand.