Fire Investigators
Arson Investigator, Fire Investigator, Fire Marshal, State Fire Marshal
see titles from the Marine Corps or Navy.
Expeditionary Firefighting and Rescue (EFR) Specialist
Aviation Boatswain's Mate, Aircraft Handling
What they do:
Conduct investigations to determine causes of fires and explosions.
On the job, you would:
- Examine fire sites and collect evidence such as glass, metal fragments, charred wood, and accelerant residue for use in determining the cause of a fire.
- Photograph damage and evidence related to causes of fires or explosions to document investigation findings.
- Analyze evidence and other information to determine probable cause of fire or explosion.
Safety and Government
- law and government
- public safety and security
Math and Science
Business
- customer service
- management
Arts and Humanities
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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
- teaching people how to do something
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
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People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Analytical Thinking
- Initiative
- Stress Tolerance
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You might use software like this on the job:
Analytical or scientific software
- Consolidated Model of Fire and Smoke Transport CFAST
- Fire Dynamics Software FDS
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- National Fire Incident Reporting System NFIRS
Spreadsheet software
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associate's degree or
certificate after high school
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$58,440
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Marine Corps or Navy.
