Career description:
Full-time firefighters help protect the public in emergency situations. They respond to a wide variety of calls: as well as fires, they assist at car crashes, chemical spills, flooding and water rescue.
What it’s like:
Common duties:
- Attending to emergency call-outs
- Using sophisticated firefighting and rescue equipment
- Inspecting and maintaining equipment between uses
- Promoting fire safety through talks, advice and training sessions
- Inspecting building for fire safety and enforcing safety standards
- Performing practice drills
- Working with police and ambulance service personnel
- Undertaking physical and academic training
- And numerous other “on-the-fly” duties
Similar occupations:
Fire Engineer, Fire Equipment Operator, Fire Fighter, Fire Rescue Technician, Fire Technician, Firefighter, Forest Fire Suppression Specialist, Forestry Fire Technician, Hot Shot, Wildland Firefighter
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