Do You Have the Soul of a Firefighter?
By: Ian Fortey
Estimated Completion Time 4 min
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About This Quiz
There are roughly 1.2 million firefighters in America serving in over 27,000 departments across the country. Every day, those men and women wake up knowing that they could be in a life or death situation before the next sunrise. Every day they still get out of bed and head to work, because they know if they don't then someone very well could die. If they don't do what they do, people get hurt and homes are destroyed. They go to work every day because it makes the world a safer place to be. It's a heroic sort of thing to do. And it's definitely not the right job for everyone.
The soul of a firefighter is the soul of someone who puts others first as a way of life. Someone who doesn't let fear stop them from doing what needs to be done. Someone who will put their own body through the wringer to make sure the world is a little bit safer than it was the day before. That's admirable and pretty amazing when you think about it. If you're not sure whether or not your soul is up to the task then all you need to do is answer a few questions and see!
START QUIZ
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Have you ever had the misfortune of being caught in a fire before?
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If you see a fight break out between strangers, would you intervene?
No, I don't like confrontation.
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How often do you work out anyway?
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Have you ever been badly burned?
Pretty bad once, but I'm OK now
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Part of being a firefighter is saving lives. Have you ever saved someone's life before?
I've helped people, but I don't know about saving lives.
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Has anyone ever called you a hero before?
I don't think of myself that way.
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A firefighter needs to overcome fear. Have you ever been crippled by fear before?
I don't know about crippled, but I definitely feel fear sometimes.
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How are you at working with others?
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How often do you do volunteer work in and around your community?
I don't really volunteer.
Maybe once or twice a moth
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Have you ever put yourself in harm's way to protect someone else?
It's not a regular thing, but if I can help someone I will.
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Are you afraid of heights?
I get a little edgy up high.
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Do you ever wake up in the morning and just think "not today" then call in sick for work?
I haven't done that in a long time.
I'll go to work even if I really am sick.
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Which instinct is strong in you, fight or flight?
I go with fight but I still feel flight sometimes.
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Do you feel like some people deserve to have bad things happen to them?
No one deserves bad things.
That's not my decision to make.
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If you had to choose between you feeling physical pain or a complete stranger feeling that same pain, would you take it for them?
How much pain are we talking about?
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Do you have a large group of friends?
I have a few good friends.
I have a good circle of friends.
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The life of a firefighter isn't all adrenaline. Are you willing to climb a tree to save a cat?
Sure, if it's part of the job
They don't really do that, do they?
That sounds like it'd be fun.
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Do you need the stability of a 9-5 job?
Well, it's better than night jobs.
I like things a little more unpredictable.
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Are you able to drop everything at a moment's notice to do your job if you need to?
That's how it works, right?
Work takes place at work and that's it.
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Can you be honest with people you care about even when it hurts?
I'd rather spare someone's feelings.
Honesty is the best policy.
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Are you an adrenaline junkie in your downtime?
No, I'd rather relax when I have free time.
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How do you handle it when you realize you've made a pretty bad mistake?
Do everything I can to make up for it
Pretend it never happened
Try to learn from it and move on
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If firefighting was out of the question, which of these jobs would be most appealing to you?
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Firefighters are real-life heroes, but who's your favorite superhero?
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Is everything in the world right and wrong or is there a gray area?
Mostly right and wrong but definitely some wiggle room
Right will always be right.
There's right, wrong, and a big gray area.
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What are your thoughts on having some friendly competition with coworkers?
As long as it stays friendly.
That's half the fun of the job.
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How are you when it comes to making split-second decisions?
As long as I have all the info I need
I can make decisions on a dime.
I can make a decision on the fly most of the time.
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Are you always right?
No, but I try to stand behind my decisions and fix my mistakes.
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Pick your extreme sport!
I'm not really an extreme sports person.
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What would make you want to be a firefighter the most?
Making the community safer
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