Career aspirations can form as early as age eleven. Where should firefighters begin educating the population about careers in firefighting to increase interest in the occupation?

If career aspirations can form as early as age eleven, firefighters should reach students before or around that age. Elementary schools are the best place to introduce firefighting as a career and build early interest. High-school outreach may come too late to shape some students’ initial career goals.

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