1. Write a report on the fire department in your community, and include responses to the following: a. How is your local fire department organized? What are the various ranks within the department? What career opportunities exist within the fire department?

b. Describe some of the ways in which the fire department is involved in your community.

c. What are the requirements for becoming a firefighter?

d. If you can, interview a firefighter. How, or why, did this person choose this career? What does he or she find most rewarding about being a firefighter? What problems does he or she encounter; what are the negative aspects of the job? Would he or she make the same career choice again?