Having different people know a lot about particular areas is extremely useful, especially when the group as a whole has wide-ranging and diverse interests and abilities. Some firefighters choose to become rescue specialists, some focus on hazmat or fire alarm systems or hydraulics. Not that some firefighters don’t have specialized knowledge and expertise they do. The fire service is made for generalists – those people who have a wide range of knowledge about a large number of things rather than a very deep specialized knowledge of only a few things. If they had wanted more predictability, they would have chosen careers in fields that demanded more standardized process and routine. I liked the variety and challenge of this ever-changing work environment and so did my coworkers. One of the things I liked most about being a firefighter was the fact that I never knew what was going to happen on any shift – and I could also be sure that no two shifts would ever be exactly alike.
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