Firefighter
- Save lives and protect communities in high-stakes emergency situations.
- Make a significant impact by preventing and controlling fires and disasters.
- Experience the thrill of rescue missions and hazardous material responses.
💰 Earn $64K-$110K
📚 Vocational Training
Overview
Control and extinguish fires or respond to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk. Duties may include fire prevention, emergency medical service, hazardous material response, search and rescue, and disaster assistance.Scoop
Good (Increasing by 1-5%)
Day-to-Day
- Rescue victims from burning buildings, accident sites, and water hazards.
- 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.
- 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.
Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Influencing or leading others
- Working with my hands
- Relating with or serving others
You are skilled in 💫
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
You value 🙏
- Having support
- Accomplishing things
- Personal relationships
In Action
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Firefighter
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Pathways to this Career
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