STEVE PRZIBOROWSKI
Firehouse.Com Contributor
Do you really know what you're getting into? If it is because of Ladder 49 or Backdraft, you may be in for a surprise!
I would venture many future firefighters and some current firefighters were inspired to get into the fire service because of watching television shows or movies that focused on the fire service. Now while there is not necessarily anything wrong with that, I hope you realize that what goes on in a television show or movie is typically not the same way that things occur in real life. For example, how many times have you seen a car on fire explode on television or in a movie? Almost every time there is a fire.
I have yet to see a vehicle fire that had the fuel tank explode (not to say it won't happen); I have seen tires and air struts explode, but that is not the whole vehicle.