How many years does it take to be a fire fighter?

Question

How many years does it take to be a fire fighter?

Answer 1

If you take a 3 month Firefighter I certification class you can respond to a fire in most volunteer systems.

When departments open up testing from start to finish it may take a year or two to get hired, then they send you through the fire academy for at least 13 weeks (some department's academies are 6 months or more).  Sometimes EMT is included in their training, some department will require you to be a certified EMT (another 3 mo. class) before you get hired.

Answer 2

LMAO @ William. It's over 9000!!!!

But there are 2 year and some 4 year fire fighting programs. You also need to become a paramedic, not sure if that's included in the fire science degree though...