Control and extinguish municipal fires, protect life and property and conduct rescue efforts.

Other names for Municipal Fire Fighters: Apparatus Operator, Crash Crew, Crash, Fire, and Rescue Fire Fighter, Driver Engineer, Fire Alarm Operator, Fire Apparatus Engineer, Fire Captain, Fire Chief, Fire Chief's Aide, Fire Engineer, Fire Equipment Operator, Fire Fighter, Fire Hydrant Operator, Fire Medic, Fireboat Operator, Firefighter, Firefighter/EMT (Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician), Firefighter/Paramedic, Fireman, Ladder Operator, Ladderman, Marine Fire Fighter, Master Fire Fighter, Municipal Firefighter, Oil Fire Specialist, Plugman, Rescue Worker, Safety Officer, Tail Board Man, Tail Board Worker, Tiller Man, Tiller Worker, Volunteer Fire Fighter,

• Administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation to injured persons.
• Rescue victims from burning buildings and accident sites.
• Search burning buildings to locate fire victims.
• Drive and operate fire fighting vehicles and equipment.
• Dress with equipment such as fire resistant clothing and breathing apparatus.
• Move toward the source of a fire using knowledge of types of fires, construction design, building materials, and physical layout of properties.
• Position and climb ladders to gain access to upper levels of buildings, or to rescue individuals from burning structures.
• Take action to contain hazardous chemicals that might catch fire, leak, or spill.
• Assess fires and situations and report conditions to superiors to receive instructions, using two-way radios.
• Respond to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents.
• Operate pumps connected to high-pressure hoses.
• Select and attach hose nozzles, depending on fire type, and direct streams of water or chemicals onto fires.
• Create openings in buildings for ventilation or entrance, using axes, chisels, crowbars, electric saws, or core cutters.
• Inspect fire sites after flames have been extinguished to ensure that there is no further danger.
• Lay hose lines and connect them to water supplies.
• Protect property from water and smoke using waterproof salvage covers, smoke ejectors, and deodorants.
• Participate in physical training activities to maintain a high level of physical fitness.
• Salvage property by removing broken glass, pumping out water, and ventilating buildings to remove smoke.
• Participate in fire drills and demonstrations of fire fighting techniques.
• Clean and maintain fire stations and fire fighting equipment and apparatus.
• Collaborate with police to respond to accidents, disasters, and arson investigation calls.
• Establish firelines to prevent unauthorized persons from entering areas near fires.
• Inform and educate the public on fire prevention.
• Inspect buildings for fire hazards and compliance with fire prevention ordinances, testing and checking smoke alarms and fire suppression equipment as necessary.
• Participate in courses, seminars and conferences, and study fire science literature, to learn firefighting techniques.
• Prepare written reports that detail specifics of fire incidents.
• Spray foam onto runways, extinguish fires, and rescue aircraft crew and passengers in air-crash emergencies.

• Adjustable wrenches
• Manlift or personnel lift
• Fire or rescue trucks
• Air bags for loading
• Pneumatic hammer
• Respirators
• Air samplers or collectors
• All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled
• Ladders
• Resuscitation masks or accessories
• Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles
• Electronic blood pressure units
• Metal cutters
• Spine boards
• Fire pump sets
• Blocks or pulleys
• Safety harnesses or belts
• Bolt cutters
• Fire blankets
• Fire or rescue trucks
• Fire extinguishers
• Fire suppression hand tools
• Power saws
• Locking pliers
• Fire hoses or nozzles
• Chemical test strips or papers
• Hazardous material protective footwear
• Protective gloves
• Power saws
• Hammers
• Cold chisels
• Gas detectors
• Grounding hardware
• Diagonal cut pliers
• Fire extinguishers
• Calibrated resistance measuring equipment
• Electrocardiography EKG units
• Liquid leak detectors
• Emergency medical services suction units or accessories
• Flatbed trailers
• Respirators
• Basket stretchers or accessories
• Emergency response litters or stretchers or accessories
• Emergency response litters or stretchers or accessories
• Weapons or explosives detectors
• Weapons or explosives detectors
• Ladders
• Facial shields
• Emergency medical services cervical or extrication collars
• Radiation detectors
• Fire suppression hand tools
• Fire blankets
• Hold down clamps
• Fire hoses or nozzles
• Protective gloves
• Fire escape equipment
• Fire or rescue trucks
• Fire suppression hand tools
• Spine boards
• Gas generators
• Glass cutters
• Global positioning system receivers
• Glucose monitors or meters
• Calibrated resistance measuring equipment
• Grounding hardware
• Saws
• Pry bars
• Hand trucks or accessories
• Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
• Saws
• Hard hats
• Hazardous material protective apparel
• Spill kits
• Fire or rescue trucks
• Ear plugs
• Pry bars
• Specialty wrenches
• Metal cutters
• Hydraulic pumps
• Heat tracing equipment
• Wire cutters
• Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB machines
• Emergency medical services intravenous IV kits
• Jacks
• Power saws
• Fire or rescue trucks
• Notebook computers
• Nylon rope
• Life rings
• Life vests or preservers
• Extremity restraints
• Hazardous material protective apparel
• Acoustic sensors
• Specialty wrenches
• Mercury blood pressure units
• Fire suppression hand tools
• Mechanical stethoscopes or accessories
• Metal detectors
• Notebook computers
• Multi gas monitors
• Fire extinguishers
• Geological compasses
• Needlenose pliers
• Specialty wrenches
• Hammers
• Spanner wrenches
• Open end wrenches
• Orthopedic splint systems
• Medical gas cylinders or related devices
• Personal computers
• pH test strips or papers
• Screwdrivers
• Fire suppression hand tools
• Picks
• Fire suppression hand tools
• Pry bars
• Pipe wrenches
• Weather stations
• Fire retardant footwear
• Fire retardant apparel
• Safety helmets
• Safety hoods
• Pry bars
• Fire suppression hand tools
• Blocks or pulleys
• Pulse oximeter units
• Fire or rescue trucks
• Two way radios
• Radio frequency identification devices
• Power saws
• Blocks or pulleys
• Fire suppression hand tools
• Flares
• Scuba regulators
• Wetsuits
• Digital camcorders or video cameras
• Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories
• Nylon rope
• Shovels
• Hammers
• Slip or groove joint pliers
• Air exhausters
• Sockets
• Emergency medical services torso immobilizers
• Binoculars
• Wedges
• Basket stretchers or accessories
• Screwdrivers
• Surface thermometers
• Binoculars
• Heat tracing equipment
• Torso and belt restraints
• Emergency medical services first aid kits
• Saws
• Jacks
• Wheel chocks
• Water pumps
• Winches
• Two way radios
• Fire hoses or nozzles
• Underwater cameras
• Utility knives
• Fans
• Locking pliers
• Fire fighting watercraft
• Water analyzers
• Ladders

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