What does a Firefighter do when they are not on a call?

 Firefighters have many duties when they are not responding to emergency calls. Some of the most important ones include checking out the fire apparatus and ambulances at the start of each duty tour, maintaining the cleanliness of the fire stations to which they are assigned, and the most important task is a continual ongoing proficiency training program that keeps their fire and EMS skills at the highest levels for service to the public. In addition in between all of these calls they are allowed to have meal and exercise breaks.