Municipal Firefighters

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Code: 33-2011.01

Description : Control and extinguish municipal fires, protect life and property and conduct rescue efforts.

JobTitles : Firefighter, Firefighter/Paramedic, Firefighter/EMT, Firefighter/EMT (Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician), Fire Fighter, Fire Engineer, Fire Captain, Fire Fighter/EMT, Fireman, Fire Chief

Tasks:
  • Rescue victims from burning buildings and accident sites.
  • Search burning buildings to locate fire victims.
  • Administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation to injured persons.
  • Dress with equipment such as fire resistant clothing and breathing apparatus.
  • Drive and operate fire fighting vehicles and equipment.
  • Move toward the source of a fire using knowledge of types of fires, construction design, building materials, and physical layout of properties.
  • Respond to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents.
  • 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.
  • Create openings in buildings for ventilation or entrance, using axes, chisels, crowbars, electric saws, or core cutters.