Occupation Atlasfirefighter
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/88721b6c-d2ce-41c6-8878-73c0d3aacf39
firefighter
Firefighters are responsible for emergency response in case of a fire outbreak or other hazardous situations. They oversee the evacuation of the endangered premises and ensure victims are rescued and taken care of by the appropriate professionals. Once the premises are clear of victims, they ensure the fire is extinguished, compliant with health and safety regulations. They also regulate the clean-up of the scene and assess the damage.
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Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCSRealistic · Conventional · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.49
- C Conventional3.47
- S Social3.39
- E Enterprising3.01
- I Investigative2.92
- A Artistic1.31
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Firefighters (33-2011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (18)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply first response
- ensure public safety and security
- evacuate people from buildings
- extinguish fires
- fire prevention procedures
- fire safety regulations
- fire-fighting systems
- first aid
- health and safety regulations
- hydraulics
- implement fire safety management plans
- manage emergency care situations
- manage major incidents
- perform search and rescue missions
- provide first aid
- select hazard control
- use different types of fire extinguishers
- work as a team in a hazardous environment
Optional (50)
- assess contamination
- assess impact of industrial activities
- assess risk factors
- assist community
- assist people in contaminated areas
- avoid contamination
- climb trees
- contain fires
- dispose of hazardous waste
- dock operations
- drive firetruck under emergency conditions
- educate public on fire safety
- ensure vessel security
- environmental policy
- evacuate people from heights
- handle flammable substances
- industrial engineering
- industrial tools
- inspect industrial equipment
- install vessel's safety equipment
- investigate maritime accidents
- liaise with industrial professionals
- maintain logbooks
- maintain safety systems
- manage factory operations
- manage personal professional development
- mechanics of vessels
- monitor chemical process condition
- monitor disposal of radioactive substances
- navy operations
- operate emergency equipment
- operate emergency vehicle
- operate marine communication systems
- operate marine machinery systems
- organise fire drills
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles
- perform risk analysis
- pollution legislation
- prevent marine pollution
- pyrotechnic articles legislation
- regulations on substances
- relay messages through radio and telephone systems
- rescue in road accidents
- types of maritime vessels
- use different communication channels
- use geographic information systems
- vessel electrical system
- work safely with chemicals
- work with chemicals
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 18 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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chief fire officer
10 shared · 6 more of its ownimplement fire safety management plans, manage emergency care situations, work as a team in a hazardous environment, use different types of fire extinguishers
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10 shared · 9 more of its ownevacuate people from buildings, implement fire safety management plans, work as a team in a hazardous environment, extinguish fires
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5 shared · 69 more of its ownapply first response, select hazard control, manage major incidents, first aid
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fire protection technician
4 shared · 9 more of its ownfire prevention procedures, fire-fighting systems, fire safety regulations, health and safety regulations
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