Consideration under American law. Consideration is the central concept in the common law of contracts and is required, in most cases, for a contract to be enforceable. Consideration is the price one pays for another's promise. It can take a number of forms: money, property, a promise, the doing of an act, or even refraining from doing an act. In broad terms, if one agrees to do something he was not otherwise legally obligated to do, it may be said that he has given consideration. For example, Jack agrees to sell his car to Jill
$236,155 = Total Average Pay and Benefits. The average Orange County firefighter earned $43.56 an hour, about twice the $23.06 per hour of an average worker in America, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, firefighters earned a salary of $45,250 a year in 2010, or $21.76 per hour. The job outlook for employment growth among firefighters is 9%, which is slower than average, although still respectable.he starting salary for firefighters in Anne Arundel County, Maryland is around $36,000 per year, slightly higher than salaries in Baltimore County ($34,000 per year), while in Howard County it is over $45,000 per year, and in Prince George's County it is $40,800.