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Inequality in the feild of firefighting? What do you think?

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Here goes... I am a volunteer firefighter. I am also a woman. I have more then proven myself as a firefighter, strong as most men, and mentaly capable of handeling situations most men can't. I'm not better than, I just have my strengths. I will be a volunteer as long as possible, but I am a student, so when I finish school, I will go to a paid department, and continue to volunteer at this station as long as I can. I have face extreem challanges, like most cannot imagine. In fact, I really proved myself within the last few weeks, as I live in Florida, and those major brush fires effected my own fire station, and I was one of very few women out there fighting those fires, along with several other departments called in, who are not used to working with women.

Now, one of my friends is facing another problem. He's deaf. He's in a diff state, but he is also a volunteer. Now he's fighting the system so to speak, because he's in school, and they're giving him a hard time. (cont.)

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  1. WOW! How could you think that being deaf would stop a man from saving your life??? You guys in Palm bay and Malabar (FL) are straight up heros! I watched you guys for three days, fighting those fires, and then when I got evacuated, I came home and my roof was singed badly. I saw film footage on the news the next day of you guys putting out a fire that spread to my house! You saved everything I have! I have a new respect for firefighters, and I know I'm safe as long as your there. Malabar is a small town, and whether someone's having medical issues or fire issues, you guys are always there for us! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ONGOING WORK THROUGH THEESE FIRES!!!

    Being deaf shouldn't be an issue as long as the firefighter is physically and mentaly capable of performing the duties that come along with the job. If there's a system they can come up with to let him know what's going on that doesn't involve sound, there is no reason for this discrimination! When we were evacuated, I could barely hear my wife over the sound of the fire across the street, so why is hearing that important? I can't imagine hearing anything through all the equipment they had on!


  2. Being deaf could get him, and anyone dependent on him inside a burning building killed.  I don't blame them at all.

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