Why is it so hard to become a fireman now?

Question

sence i was five all i wanted to do was fight fires now it is just rediculously hard to get on any dept. why is that?

Answer 1

What do you mean "now"?  It's ALWAYS been hard!  It's a dangerous job, and you need to be able to prove that you're able to do the job.  I don't want some lazy, fat, incapable firefighter losing his breath trying to get up a ladder to my house if it were on fire.  If you think it's "too hard" to get in, you don't have what it takes.  You need to completely dedicate yourself to getting in, and you need to do it for the right reasons.