5.0
Jan 21, 2016
Current employee
New York, NY
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Providing a valuable public service that involves helping people, a physically, mentally and intellectually demanding job with dynamic settings, very often exciting, a flexible schedule, generally very well liked by the public, good insurance and pension.
Cons
There is often extreme physical danger with the possibility death or severe injury, working overnight, weekends and holidays, wearing heavy gear in the summer and being outdoors for long periods of time in the cold, repeated exposure to toxins/carcinogens which could lead to long term health issues.