When a large flame flares up, many are shrouded in fear of its all-consuming languages. Of course, we are not talking about a lighted kitchen towel. Here, without much difficulty, everyone will probably cope. But if you take into account the full-blown, burning everything in its path fire, then the situation is different. Only brave professionals can overcome the elements and put out the fire.
In absolutely any place - at the enterprise, at school, office, shop, etc. - one of the most important aspects of organization and functioning is fire safety. The specialty once chosen by people who come on call to save others is vital. Indeed, the choice of a profession is inextricably linked with personal vocation, and if it is to save and protect your fellow citizens, then it is not difficult to decide on a future job. Having entered first in college, then in a higher educational institution, finding a job in the rescue service, such people have the most important thing - the ability to realize themselves.
The history of the specialty "Fire Safety"
If we turn to historical facts, it will become clear that since ancient Egypt people were interested in fire safety. The specialty, or rather, the prerequisites for its occurrence, is fixed precisely on the territory of this oldest civilization. The manuscripts contain many references to professional firefighters.
Several centuries later, the Roman Empire became the next place where a whole organization to fight fires at the state level appeared. By order of the emperor Augustus, the night policemen who patrolled the cities at this time of day went out on the trail of saving people, their houses and property from terrible fires during the day.
And only at the beginning of the XVI century on the territory of Russian lands did it become necessary to create a specialized body, the main activity of which became fire safety. The firefighter's specialty as such arose even later. Almost 150 years after the appearance of the first brigades, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich issued a decree that was able to accurately determine the number of employees and responsibilities of each brigade. It happened in 1649, April 30th. There is nothing surprising in the fact that at present this date has become symbolic, since Russia ’s Fire Protection Day is celebrated on the very last day of April.
How does the system work?
Work in the specialty "Fire Safety" is not limited only to the departure of firefighters directly to the place of fire extinguishing. This area is a complex system where every element is paramount and necessary.
To understand how a system called “Fire Safety” functions, you should consider each responsible link in a particular area of work. As part of the performance of their duties, a particular rescue officer is assigned specific functions. A striking example is a kind of simulation of the situation with the fire.
How do firefighters begin? First of all, a call comes to the centralized dispatching service. The task of her employee is to determine the fire department located as close as possible to the scene. Before submitting an application for the departure of firefighters, the dispatcher must find out to what level of complexity this fire can be attributed. This factor is in many ways a decisive starting point.
Fire fighting preparation
For example, if a container with flammable debris caught fire, one tanker truck will be sent to the fire site. In the event of a more serious incident, both two and fire engines may be needed from all adjacent areas.
In particular, when a residential building or production hall is on fire, several fire brigades are dispatched, and from different directions. Thus, by regulating the number of vehicles per object, the coordination link of the Fire Safety chain is functioning.
The specialty, which is trained by fighters of rescue services, involves a lot of physical training. This is no coincidence, because after a signal about the upcoming departure, firefighters who are on duty are obliged to put on protective fire-fighting equipment and go to the place of ignition. Often, how quickly the fire brigade arrives depends on the number of lives saved. The soldiers who arrived at the scene of the fire determine as their primary task the preparation of an urgent action plan, taking into account the nature of the outbreak, its location and possible risks, potential difficulties and complications during the work.
Rescue Work
The rescue team has only 2-3 minutes to prepare hydrants, deploy sleeves or connect to the engine tank. There is no average time for extinguishing the flame. Professionals can fight fire for a quarter of an hour, and for several days. After assessing the extent of the fire and comparing them with the forces of the arrived fire brigade, rescuers can call additional forces.
Having completed the work, the head of the guard is obliged to inform the fire department about the result of the liquidation of the elements, draw up and sign an act. The next characters in the rescue operation are the interrogators. They must find out the causes of the outbreak, investigate related facts, find the perpetrators if there was a targeted arson. Often, interrogators need to challenge the legitimacy of the actions of firefighters. In the process of extinguishing a fire, fire brigades are sometimes accused of causing material damage.
What do future firefighters teach?
Therefore, the specialty "Fire and Industrial Safety" refers to the list of the most popular professions in the Russian labor market. Having received a full secondary education, applicants have a chance to enter universities in this area.
Each of them, asking himself the question “Why do I choose the specialty“ Fire Safety ”?”, Can specifically answer it. Future students want to become firefighters in order to:
- to develop new protection systems with ideal technical characteristics used in technological and production processes in order to prevent potential threats and risks to workers and the environment;
- master the basics of economic diagnosis of fire fighting systems and protective devices, as well as ongoing technical projects;
- participate in the development of the legal framework, current documentation relating to all aspects of the fire service: operational, managerial, organizational and tactical.
- create and implement programs that define the relevant conditions of the technical component, regulatory standards in the course of ensuring fire safety.
Studying at the Fire Safety College
Not only in the university you can get the specialty "Fire Safety". In college, students can get a professional education by entering one of the secondary specialized educational institutions on the basis of full education or having only a basic level. Having qualified as a diploma technician, a graduate will gain many of the knowledge and skills necessary for the further implementation of labor activities.
After college, a technician specializing in Fire Safety will already be taught to work in a team, to maintain contact and communication with colleagues located directly in the fire zone. In addition, a graduate of a secondary specialized educational institution must independently organize his own activities and make responsible decisions both in ordinary situations and in those that are non-standard.
Higher education in this field
A college graduate can improve their qualifications and get a diploma of higher education by enrolling in one of the Russian universities, where there is training in the direction of "Fire Safety" (specialty). Universities in Moscow, where you can take this training, are popular among applicants, because over the years these institutions have been able to prove their competitiveness and the ability to create real professionals in demand in modern labor markets. Among the most successful Russian universities:
- Academy of State Fire Service of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Management.
- Academy of Civil Protection EMERCOM of Russia.
- Moscow State University of Technology and Management K.G. Razumovsky (First Cossack University).
Who can work after graduation?
After a person has received the specialty "Fire Safety", he already knows for sure who to work with. A graduate of a college or leading Moscow university can carry out emergency rescue work. However, it all depends not only on the diploma of education. The level of physical fitness is most likely the main factor.
University graduates often become government employees, whose competence includes the supervision of territories entrusted to them.
Work in fire safety for women
By the way, such work is beyond the power even of the fairer sex who have been trained on the course “Fire Safety”. Girls can learn a specialty without difficulty, since it is this type of employment that is not associated with power activity. An important role belongs to fire inspectors. Despite the fact that they do not rush into danger with their heads, the responsibility of regular cooperation with the population is entrusted to their shoulders. Conducting preventive, educational events, briefings, talks and lectures with schoolchildren, students, etc. is the key to improving the educational level of the population in matters of fire safety.