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â If you are dedicated, though donât have time to run your EMT training in parallel with your fire training, and assuming you are hired by the department on your first attempt, it will take you 3.5 to 4 years to become a firefighter (though you will be a probationary firefighter after 3 â 3.5 years).
It takes a few minutes to fill out the form and become a member of a volunteer fire department. If you want to become certified, it would take a few hundred hours of schooli â¦ ng. AFter you are certified, it can take YEARS before you are considered a good firefighter.