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Job Description
Control and extinguish municipal fires, protect life and property and conduct rescue efforts.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 33-2011.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Municipal Firefighters”.
Also Known As…
- Municipal Firefighters
- Fireman
- Firefighter/Paramedic
- Firefighter/EMT (Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician)
- Firefighter
- Fire Fighter/EMT
- Fire Fighter
- Fire Engineer
- Fire Chief
- Fire Captain
- Volunteer Firefighter
- Volunteer Fire Fighter
- Truck Operator
- Tiller Worker
- Tiller Man
- Tail Board Worker
- Tail Board Man
- Safety Officer
- Rescue Worker
- Plugman
- Oil Fire Specialist
- Municipal Firefighter
- Master Fire Fighter
- Ladderman
- Ladder Operator
- Hazmat Technician
- Firefighter/Medic
- Fireboat Operator
- Fire Medic
- Fire Lieutenant
- Fire Hydrant Operator
- Fire Equipment Operator
- Fire Chief's Aide
- Fire Apparatus Engineer
- Fire Alarm Operator
- Driver Engineer
- Crash, Fire, and Rescue Fire Fighter
- Crash Crew
- Apparatus Operator
Tasks for “Marine Fire Fighter”
- Inspect fire sites after flames have been extinguished to ensure that there is no further danger.
- Select and attach hose nozzles, depending on fire type, and direct streams of water or chemicals onto fires.
- Search burning buildings to locate fire victims.
- Protect property from water and smoke, using waterproof salvage covers, smoke ejectors, and deodorants.
- Create openings in buildings for ventilation or entrance, using axes, chisels, crowbars, electric saws, or core cutters.
- Dress with equipment such as fire-resistant clothing and breathing apparatus.
- Assess fires and situations and report conditions to superiors to receive instructions, using two-way radios.
- Inspect buildings for fire hazards and compliance with fire prevention ordinances, testing and checking smoke alarms and fire suppression equipment as necessary.
- Prepare written reports that detail specifics of fire incidents.
- Spray foam onto runways, extinguish fires, and rescue aircraft crew and passengers in air-crash emergencies.
- Participate in courses, seminars and conferences, and study fire science literature, to learn firefighting techniques.
- Operate pumps connected to high-pressure hoses.
- Drive and operate fire fighting vehicles and equipment.
- Inform and educate the public on fire prevention.
- Clean and maintain fire stations and fire fighting equipment and apparatus.
- Collaborate with police to respond to accidents, disasters, and arson investigation calls.
- Participate in fire drills and demonstrations of fire fighting techniques.
- Move toward the source of a fire, using knowledge of types of fires, construction design, building materials, and physical layout of properties.
- Salvage property by removing broken glass, pumping out water, and ventilating buildings to remove smoke.
- Take action to contain hazardous chemicals that might catch fire, leak, or spill.
- Participate in physical training activities to maintain a high level of physical fitness.
- Lay hose lines and connect them to water supplies.
- Administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation to injured persons.
- Rescue victims from burning buildings and accident sites.
- Establish firelines to prevent unauthorized persons from entering areas near fires.
- Respond to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents.
- Position and climb ladders to gain access to upper levels of buildings, or to rescue individuals from burning structures.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Pike poles
- Block and tackle equipment
- Hazardous materials spill control devices
- Ground resistance testers
- Non-sparking hammers
- Field radiological measuring devices
- Hazardous materials protective suits
- Scuba air regulators
- Chemical protection gloves
- Life throw rings
- Non-sparking spanner wrenches
- Sledgehammers
- Electrical resistance meters
- Aluminum ladders
- Chemical protection footwear
- Protective fire coats
- Needlenose pliers
- Air purifying respirators
- Smoke ejectors
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Fire shelters
- Life safety ropes
- Two way radios
- Extension ladders
- Laptop computers
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Water rescue boats
- Oxygen cylinders
- Pumper trucks
- Mobile data computers
- Scuba suits
- Truck-mounted winches
- Self-contained breathing apparatus
- Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB ventilators
- Utility knives
- Bomb blankets
- Hydraulic rams
- Full-spine immobilization devices
- Face shields
- Navigation compasses
- Hydrant shutoff wrenches
- Torso restraints
- Liquid splash protective clothing
- Thermal imaging cameras
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Combustible gas detectors
- Air bag lifting systems
- Glass cutters
- Life vests
- Self-rescue ropes
- McLeod tools
- Pulse oximeters
- Evacuation baskets
- Dry chemical fire extinguishers
- Halligan bars
- Body harnesses
- Emergency suction kits
- Cold chisels
- Field emergency services neck braces
- Bomb response vehicles
- Multi-gas detectors
- Air chisels
- Manual blood pressure cuffs
- Search cameras
- Radio communications systems
- Trauma type first aid kits
- Non-sparking bung wrenches
- Charged fire hoses
- Jacks
- Bolt cutters
- Orthopedic splint sets
- Pulleys
- Circular saws
- Aviation snips
- Hand trucks
- Fire hose clamps
- Steel wedges
- Pinch bars
- Slip joint pliers
- Copper grounding cables
- Electrocardiography EKG machines
- Water testers
- Protective fire helmets
- Underwater video cameras
- Fire axes
- Hacksaws
- Gas-powered generators
- Insulated wire cutters
- Electronic leak detectors
- Truck-mounted water pumps
- Evacuation chairs
- Multipurpose fire extinguishers
- Infrared thermometers
- Limb restraints
- Tree saws
- Stokes baskets
- Pulaski tools
- Protective hoods
- Surveillance binoculars
- Claw hammers
- Radio frequency identification RFID devices
- Metal detectors
- Evacuation stretchers
- Chain saws
- Surface thermometers
- Spotting scopes
- Open end wrenches
- Spinal immobilization equipment
- Fire resistant gloves
- Truck wheel chocks
- Air samplers
- Handsaws
- Listening devices
- Ambu bags
- Channel lock pliers
- Handheld computers
- Pipe wrenches
- Ceiling hooks
- Protective fire boots
- Grounding cables
- Aerial lifting apparatus
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- All terrain vehicles ATV
- Equipment transport trailers
- Pry bars
- Carbon dioxide CO2 fire extinguishers
- Pick head axes
- Fire trucks
- Adjustable wrenches
- HAZMAT response vehicles
- Reciprocating hacksaws
- Ladder trucks
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Portable meteorological stations
- K-12 saws
- Uncharged fire hoses
- Straight screwdrivers
- Intravenous IV administration sets
- Chemical detection testers
- Backpack pumps
- Ventilation fans
- Flat head axes
- Hearing protectors
- Shovels
- Trench rescue shoring jacks
- Escape respirators
- Automatic blood pressure cuffs
- Hard hats
- pH testing strips
- Socket wrenches
- Lug wrenches
- Fire blankets
- Hux bars
- Glucometers
- Picks
- Explosive detection robots
- Fire hose nozzles
- Rubbish hooks
- Explosive detection analyzers
- Aerial trucks
- Vise grip pliers
- Riggings
- Hydraulic extrication tools
- Wood ladders
- Safety flares
- Backboards
- Plume modeling software
- Microsoft Access
- Affiliated Computer Services ACS FIREHOUSE
- Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
- Email software
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Spreadsheet software
- Incident command system ICS software
- Microsoft Windows
- Fire incident reporting systems
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Web browser software