Forest Firefighters
Also called:
Firefighter, Fire Fighter, Engine Boss, Forest Fire Warden
What they do:
Control and suppress fires in forests or vacant public land.
On the job, you would:
- Collaborate with other firefighters as a member of a firefighting crew.
- Extinguish flames and embers to suppress fires, using shovels, or engine- or hand-driven water or chemical pumps.
- Test and maintain tools, equipment, jump gear and parachutes to ensure readiness for fire suppression activities.
Business
- management
- customer service
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
- law and government
Math and Science
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- looking for ways to help people
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Endurance
- exercise for a long time without getting out of breath
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Controlled Movement
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Stress Tolerance
- Cooperation
- Leadership
- Integrity
- Self Control
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You might use software like this on the job:
Word processing software
- Corel WordPerfect software
- Microsoft Word
Data base user interface and query software
- Fire incident reporting systems
- Microsoft Access
Spreadsheet software
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high school diploma or
bachelor's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$45,250
per year, on average
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