How To Become An Air Force Firefighter 

Chico Vegano wow that was an awesome little story you threw on here. Thank you very much for sharing!! Thank you for your service, greatly appreciated!! How’d you enjoy being a contractor? I’ll definitely look into it!!😎🤘🏼

Contract Firefighting is lucrative...the more dangerous the areas are the higher the pay. After I completed my 6 year enlistment..I threw my resume on Indeed and got picked up by a company called "Atco Frontec Europe"...they won a contract to replace a US Army firedepartment @ Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan as the US was withdrawing troops from the area back in 2012. I was hired as a Driver/Operator..and it was a great experience because half of our fire department was prior US Military..a few x Marine firefighters, a few x Airforce Firefighters, and a bunch of x British Royal Airforce Firefighters haha...learned how to make a good cup o tea..and indulge in the Premier League matches in downtime. DoD Fire Certs don't expire which is awesome..lots of Goverment/NATO jobs come available all the time...A few of the guys I worked with @ Moody AFB Fire Department got picked up to be firefighters @ Kennedy Space Center in Florida..$40.00/hour for Drivers. But yeah...to answer your question...contract firefighting is awesome. Good money and lots of excitement.

Chico Vegano this is like gold information. I’ve always wanted to know more about this and you just completely opened my eyes. Seriously means a lot for you to share this with me. Thank you, I’m sure more people will see this and just love the info as well. Sounds like an amazing experience honestly!! That’s an opportunity that I’m willing to give a shot.🙏🏼

Trevor Duncan heck yeah brotha. Amazing, wishing you the absolute best of luck. Blessings.🤞🏼🤞🏼

I been researching the area, I hear alot of good things. Your able to go fishing, hunting and camping and it's all free..

Thanks man

Seriously though thanks

this deserve more likes than it has

Thanks man

Why did you stay for 78 a month? Could of you went someonwhere else and make 25 dollars an hour? 78 dollars a mont today isn't much money. You don't think they may have taken advantage of you and took your money?

@Cesar Cortez I bet now its at minumum wage for AF firefighters? Are you part of the Space X team? As a AF firefighter if so, do you get the chance to fly into space? Is that part of your training?

@Cesar Cortez Are you also part time civilian of the heavy rescue or water rescue teams with the City Fire Departments in your area?

@Cesar Cortez in order to be a AF firefighter are you required to have a masters degree in emergency management? I hear so many things that's why I'm asking. What's your call volume compared to the city fire departments. If you get a structural fire on base does the city Fire take command because of the lack of experience fire calls?

@Cesar Cortez No I don't know the military part. What is the work hrs? Do you guys respond to avalanche emergencies since you are so close to the mountains? Have you ever seen that movie "Infinite Storm" ? You look like a snow guy rescuer.

Bob Remel truly an amazing story!! Thank you for all those years and sacrifices in the service. They don’t go unappreciated one bit. Nothing short of incredible, hope all is well sir.

@@RandyCantu Randy... i enlisted when i was 16 years old. 1957. I am so proud of you and what you have done ! !

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Taybay9399 wow really?! That’s insane, what a very small world. I’ll definitely let him know you commented. Thanks for watching.🙏🏼

King_Jeremy21 dang VERY similar to me!! Best of luck on your career brotha!!🙏🏼

Simeon Kurosky Yeah. Instagram: BigBoyaf

Cyqro I am currently a volunteer firefighter and I am hoping for the same

Hell yeah same here

I’m a volunteer doing the same path too.

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Stays Profiecient? What is a recruiter? What's a asvab and what's meps and Dep program? So I jus need to talk to the recruiter and he or she will give me job? Does this involve military boot camp involved? I'm on board now... all I have to do is get my resume ready and interview for the job. What's security forces? Is that the city police department? Contract for how many years? Bonuses, meaning money or its a college fund?

Jack Levitow get it bro!!!😎🙏🏼

Thank you!!🤘🏼😊

Randy Cantu

Kensley Buller in my honest opinion it doesn’t differ from civilian fire too much as far as running operations and training. You have mutual aid depending on your base agreement with the city that your base is in. No you don’t have to do a certain physical test for firefighting, you just have to complete the Air Force PT Test. Our average call volume is higher during the week usually ranging from 3-10 calls a day. It’s all base dependent. You run different types of emergencies depending on what your base is assigned to (ex: medical, Structural, Wildland, Hazmat, Rescue, ARFF, etc.)

great questions

Salvador Rojero I like them. They get the job done and are a lot faster on a scene then setting up the hydraulic ones.

Salvador Rojero depends on the manufacturer of the tool and what you are using them for. The halmatro battery tools work very well.

Gregory Schwartz definitely agree!!🙏🏼

My department has Electric and they will cut and spread way more than the hydraulics we had

Both have their own pros and cons

I was guaranteed the job before going to basic. I know people who went to basic as "Open General" hoping they can get the job halfway through basic and came out as fire protection. Personally I wouldn't sign anything if it wasn't guaranteed. Best of luck!!

Any update man? Looking to do the same exact thing, talking a recruiter this upcoming week! Fire Protection or nothing lol

@@BryanMariani Yeah, I am going national guard instead. I ended up taking an emt course at my community college. Guard is better for me because they pay for school and I'll have more time to take advanced emt and paramedic courses, which will increase the chances of me getting hired in a civ fire department. In the process of getting med records for meps then going to meps. I'll be going in as services, or hopefully fire protection.

Nuck Chorris I’m going National Guard aswell man, 12M or nothing. The fire certifications you’ll get in AIT will help you massively on the civ side.

@@BryanMariani Yeah it does. They won't have to pay for you to go through the academy. Goodluck man!

Did you like it

Are you firefighting in your civilian life.

@@nickcampbell9258overall I did. I learned a lot of things that I still use to this day

@@Mustang6971I’m not. I went on and became a truck driver.

You forgot to link Paul bro

Brady Nuñez I know my fault thank you for note, got him linked up now!!😏🤙🏼

Zero's Phantom yeah you can wait to go to basic and just say you’ll wait for your job

I feel like it’d be very very optimal for you to get in brotha!! Talk to a recruiter to see if they open slots available. Let them know you have your certs. They should be willing to work with you since you have so much experience!!

Potts how did that go ?

alondra romero that flavor actually sounds amazing!! Thank you for the recommendation.🤤

No. Trust me; if your “friend” would’ve gotten the DUI in service they would’ve been dishonorably discharged. Sorry.

Michael G I don’t think so but talk to your recruiter to be sure.

Never mind I found the video explaining this lol

T2s ballsack in Rockstars Ass pretty much bro!

@@RandyCantu damn that sucks you should make a video about the hours before recommending it just a suggestion.

T2s ballsack in Rockstars Ass I already have lol

Slimpify the Plugg I don’t because I asked permission and it depends if your workplace allows it.🤙🏼

Randy Cantu good looks my guy 💯 hopefully wherever I’m stationed at will be cool with it as well.

@@SameLifeDifferentChapter where are u station what's ur job

gL Asvet yeah you should, I was in your position too a year ago and most people I know are in a similar situation with different branches. At the end of the day it’s your decision and they can’t interfere with that. I leave for boot camp October 9th for the Air Force so do what you want, don’t let them sway your choice 🤙🏻🤙🏻

Yeah man I was in your shoes with the marine corps but at the end I made the switch. I wasn’t gonna force something I wasn’t passionate about.

You should cause why waste the time he is putting towards you when he could use it on talking with someone else who is interested in the Army. Don't waste your time or his, especially other branch recruiters', from the first initial contract.

yes man the same for me. Army recruiter has been talking to me and he knows I want to be a firefighter. Little does he knows that I want to be an Air Force Firefighter but he's still trying to get me in the Army. It's hard trying to get with an Air Force recruiter

Lmao I’m in the same predicament. I mean as long as I’m a firefighter idc what branch it is but I’m currently talk to an army recruiter and took the asvab

Martin Ramos have you tried it?!🤩

@@RandyCantu no, I was just commenting cause you said it was thick lol

Same lol

this is a good question. i also would like to know.

Viduus hoping your goal comes true one day!!😎

Greyds Marin BMT is in san antonio texas, tech school in at goodfellow afb in san angelo. I ship out for this asfc june 4th coming from GA too!!

Yes and no, you will be completing dod fire school which some states won't exsept the certification and you will have to do another academy or test in the civilian state you are applying to but some do accept our credentials just have to look it up and it does allow you to land a dod civilian fire job easier on base.

Yes on any department they have paramedics who respond to both fire and medical calls hints the name firefighter/medic. Hope this helps

How’d that end up going

Isaac Rodriguez only depends if there’s an actual fire protection slot available when you speak to a recruiter

Randy Cantu if there is would it be worth going into??

Your A Wizard Harry no sir

That has no effect on you landing the job it's all about what's available in the recruiters listing it's pretty random

Jeremy Soto thanks for the love!!😇🤘🏼

Korey Jepson usually a 3 month rotation at Station 2 then they’ll throw you back at Station 1 and have someone else replace you.

Josh Lillard not difficult more so if the job needs people or not. If they don’t then you won’t see an open slot. Depends on what jobs your local recruiter picks up as well.

Randy Cantu Thanks for the reply! Considering joining. Appreciate the insight.

Josie Lewandowski yes plenty all across the DOD

you are MORE than likely gonna have to have amazing stamina because being on air and having horrible stamina will not go hand and hand

Doesn't work like that the actual score you need to be fire is very low I believe 35 in general aptitude area on the asvab

Where in kern? I live in california city and was wondering how to be a kcfd explorer

Johnathan Dempsey I live in Tehachapi but the explorers is in Bakersfield every Wednesday night from 6-8 and we do events on some weekends

Hannah Cavasos Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs

Jonathan Smith whole base