Occupation information for Firefighters District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: Postsecondary certificate

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: More than 1 year on-the-job training

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• Rescue victims from burning buildings, accident sites, and water hazards.
• 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.
• 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.
• Create openings in buildings for ventilation or entrance, using axes, chisels, crowbars, electric saws, or core cutters.
• Drive and operate fire fighting vehicles and equipment.
• Inspect fire sites after flames have been extinguished to ensure that there is no further danger.
• Position and climb ladders to gain access to upper levels of buildings, or to rescue individuals from burning structures.
• Select and attach hose nozzles, depending on fire type, and direct streams of water or chemicals onto fires.

Tools:

• Blocks or pulleys
• Fire hoses or nozzles
• Fire suppression hand tools
• Power saws
• Pry bars

Technology:

• Data base user interface and query software
• Electronic mail software
• Office suite software
• Operating system software
• Spreadsheet software

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