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