Syracuse Firefighters

Syracuse Firefighters

7/20/2009

Providing fire suppression education while also saving lives, the Syracuse firefighters work 24 hours a day and seven days a week.

First Deputy Fire Chief Edward Kurtz says the firefighters are proud of what they do.

Kurtz says at retirement many firefighters would choose the career again when asked if being a firefighter was worth the toll on their bodies and families.

With an average retirement of 24 years a firefighter can make up to 30 thousand dollars a year.

Kurtz says this year the applicant pool to become a Syracuse firefighter was larger than ever with over 1000 people applying.