Municipal Fire Fighters

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

Job Task

• Drive and operate fire fighting vehicles and equipment.
• Inspect fire sites after flames have been extinguished in order to ensure that there is no further danger.
• Lay hose lines and connect them to water supplies.
• Move toward the source of a fire using knowledge of types of fires, construction design, building materials, and physical layout of properties.
• Operate pumps connected to high-pressure hoses.
• Participate in physical training activities in order to maintain a high level of physical fitness.
• Position and climb ladders in order to gain access to upper levels of buildings, or to rescue individuals from burning structures.
• Rescue victims from burning buildings and accident sites.
• Respond to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents.
• Search burning buildings to locate fire victims.
• Select and attach hose nozzles, depending on fire type, and direct streams of water or chemicals onto fires.
• Protect property from water and smoke using waterproof salvage covers, smoke ejectors, and deodorants.
• Spray foam onto runways, extinguish fires, and rescue aircraft crew and passengers in air-crash emergencies.
• Clean and maintain fire stations and fire fighting equipment and apparatus.
• Collaborate with police to respond to accidents, disasters, and arson investigation calls.
• Establish firelines to prevent unauthorized persons from entering areas near fires.
• Inform and educate the public on fire prevention.
• Inspect buildings for fire hazards and compliance with fire prevention ordinances, testing and checking smoke alarms and fire suppression equipment as necessary.
• Participate in courses, seminars and conferences, and study fire science literature, in order to learn firefighting techniques.
• Participate in fire drills and demonstrations of fire fighting techniques.
• Prepare written reports that detail specifics of fire incidents.
• Salvage property by removing broken glass, pumping out water, and ventilating buildings to remove smoke.
• Administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation to injured persons.
• Assess fires and situations and report conditions to superiors in order to receive instructions, using two-way radios.
• Create openings in buildings for ventilation or entrance, using axes, chisels, crowbars, electric saws, or core cutters.
• Take action to contain hazardous chemicals that might catch fire, leak, or spill.
• Dress with equipment such as fire resistant clothing and breathing apparatus.

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