Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists

Enforce fire regulations and inspect for forest fire hazards. Report forest fires and weather conditions.

Job Task

• Locate forest fires on area maps, using azimuth sighters and known landmarks.
• Patrol assigned areas, looking for forest fires, hazardous conditions, and weather phenomena.
• Relay messages about emergencies, accidents, locations of crew and personnel, and fire hazard conditions.
• Restrict public access and recreational use of forest lands during critical fire seasons.
• Direct crews working on firelines during forest fires.
• Direct maintenance and repair of firefighting equipment, or requisition new equipment.
• Examine and inventory firefighting equipment such as axes, fire hoses, shovels, pumps, buckets, and fire extinguishers in order to determine amount and condition.
• Maintain records and logbooks.
• Administer regulations regarding sanitation, fire prevention, violation corrections, and related forest regulations.
• Compile and report meteorological data, such as temperature, relative humidity, wind direction and velocity, and types of cloud formations.
• Estimate sizes and characteristics of fires, and report findings to base camps by radio or telephone.
• Extinguish smaller fires with portable extinguishers, shovels, and axes.
• Inspect camp sites to ensure that campers are in compliance with forest use regulations.
• Inspect forest tracts and logging areas for fire hazards such as accumulated wastes or mishandling of combustibles, and recommend appropriate fire prevention measures.

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