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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).
Most people have to wait until they are in their 60's before they can think about retiring comfortably. FIREMAN WORK SCHEDULE. The work schedule of a firefighter consists of two 24-hour days per week, for an average of 8 days per month. With this schedule, a firefighter has an average of 5 days off per week. Listed below you will find an average month's schedule for a firefighter, with the days in red being scheduled workdays and the other days representing days you have off during the month.