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

Other names for Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists: District Ranger, Fire Apparatus Engineer, Fire Behavior Analyst, Fire Control Officer, Fire Information Officer, Fire Inspector, Fire Lookout, Fire Management Technician, Fire Observer, Fire Operations Forester, Fire Patrol, Fire Ranger, Fire Tower Keeper, Fire Warden, Forest Fire Lookout, Forest Officer, Forest Patrolman, Forest Ranger, Forest Technician, Forester, Forestry Patrolman, Forestry Technician, Look Out Tower Fire Watcher, Lookout, Observer, Range Examiner, Ranger, Resource Protection Specialist, Scout, Tower Watchman, Towerman, Warden, Wildfire Prevention Specialist, Wildland Fire Operations Specialist,

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