How To Be A Deaf Firefighter

Part one of a series of how to be a deaf support firefighter; Steven L Schrader is the author of Silent Alarm; on the edge with a Deaf EMT'. (Gallaudet Press) He is currently a paid volunteer as a wildland firefighter in Marion County, Florida. Check out his book to learn more.

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SHARVEY420
1/12/2011 10:13:37 AM

HEY MY NAME IS SYLVIA. IM A HARD OF HEARING (DEAF) VOLUNTEER AT KINGSLAND FIRE AND RESCUE. IM IN TRAININGS FOR WHATEVER I NEED TO TAKE. THERE IS FIRE FIGHTING 1 CLASS COMING UP SOON... I WAS LOOKING SO MUCH FORWARD TO IT BUT I WAS DISAPPOINTED WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT MY COCHLEAR IMPLANT TECHNIQUE IS NOT WATERPROOF OR FIREPROOF (HEAT). SO I CANT GO INTO A LIVE BURN FIRE STRUCTURE AT ALL. BECAUSE OF THE TECHNIQUE ISSUE. NOT BECAUSE OF HEARING. I DONT KNOW HOW MUCH I CAN HEAR IN THE LIVE BURN. BUT I ...