please before you jump down my throat and say im not a volunteer firefighter and say I don't have real problems with this please learn about me first, maybe send me a message I have no problem explaining things to you..i joined when I was 16, the age you can first join is 14, it will be 4 years this march, I joined on my birthday. I have done and seen thing I wish apon no one. I do it because I love helping people. I promise you I am a volunteer firefighter...if you believe me or not is your problem...ill give you vivid details of the things I have seen and done if youd like