The firefighters

In this case I'd like to talk about the job of the firefighters. I think their job is amazing even if they work less, if we compare it with other common jobs. Some people say that their job shouldn't be as remunerated as it is and that's why I would like to comment.

First of all, their job provides us a service, as most of the jobs that exist in the planet. Their objective is to provide us security and to try to avoid damage that affects to nature. Of course, they try to put out fires. The problem that some people see in their job is the money they get; they get between 29.000 and 42.000 euros per year in Catalunya. It may seem a big amount of money keeping in mind that they work, for example, three months of the twelve that a year has. But, I think that this as well paid as it is because their job is really hard and they risk their lifes. We have to keep in mind that a fire is a thing that can happens at any point of the day so they must be prepared to attend to any fire (at least they should). Also, working on these disasters require people who have a good physical condition. The events they have to beat aren't easy. Firefighters, to access to the firefighter's school, have to have, of course, knowledge about medical processes, languages (because they can be send to any part of the EU- in case they take the "oposicions" in Spain-). Another challenge they have to achieve is driving weight vehicles such as fire trucks. As most of the jobs, to get into the school these people have to sit an exam. Once one has completed the seven phases he becomes a firefighter.

So now that you have heard a little of it, what do you think about firefighters and their job?