Firefighters

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Participate in fire drills and demonstrations of fire fighting techniques.
2. 02Collaborate with police to respond to accidents, disasters, and arson investigation calls.
3. 03Rescue survivors from burning buildings, accident sites, and water hazards.
4. 04Train new employees to control and suppress fires.
5. 05Take action to contain any hazardous chemicals that could catch fire, leak, or spill.
6. 06Search to locate fire survivors.
7. 07Move toward the source of a fire, using knowledge of types of fires, construction design, building materials, and physical layout of properties.
8. 08Maintain contact with fire dispatchers at all times to notify them of the need for additional firefighters and supplies, or to detail any difficulties encountered.
9. 09Drive and operate fire fighting vehicles and equipment.
10. 10Collaborate with other firefighters as a member of a firefighting crew.
11. 11Respond to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents.
12. 12Salvage property by removing broken glass, pumping out water, and ventilating buildings to remove smoke.

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