What other responsibilities do firefighters have other than fighting fires?

Your Albany Fire Department is an “All hazard department”. We do much more than fight fires. We respond to calls for medical aid, including illness/accidents at home and work, and injuries resulting from vehicle crashes. Other calls for emergency response involve hazardous materials releases, technical rescues, response to fire alarms and other calls for public assistance as well as maritime emergencies. We also work to educate the general public about fire safety. Firefighters also spend much of their time maintaining equipment, doing routine public safety inspections for businesses and rental housing, training for all types of emergency responses and filling out the reports and paperwork associated with these activities.

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1. Is firefighting dangerous?
2. What hours does an Albany Firefighter work?
3. Why do firefighters work 24-hour shifts?
4. What other responsibilities do firefighters have other than fighting fires?
5. When is the fire exam given?
6. What is an Albany firefigher's salary?
7. Where do I get my EMT certifications?
8. Do I need to be an Albany Resident to become an Albany Firefighter?