How do they match: Firefighters

  • Water and Fire Tech
  • Water and Fire Technician

  • Create openings in buildings for ventilation or entrance, using axes, chisels, crowbars, electric saws, or core cutters.
  • Extinguish flames and embers to suppress fires, using shovels or engine- or hand-driven water or chemical pumps.
  • Inspect buildings for fire hazards and compliance with fire prevention ordinances, testing and checking smoke alarms and fire suppression equipment as necessary.
  • 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.
  • Protect property from water and smoke, using waterproof salvage covers, smoke ejectors, and deodorants.
  • Rescue survivors from burning buildings, accident sites, and water hazards.
  • Salvage property by removing broken glass, pumping out water, and ventilating buildings to remove smoke.
  • Select and attach hose nozzles, depending on fire type, and direct streams of water or chemicals onto fires.

  • Prepare hoses or water supplies to fight fires.
  • Protect property from fire or water damage.