Supervisor, Firefighting / Prevention Worker

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in firefighting and fire prevention and control.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Battalion Chief; Engine Boss; Fire Battalion Chief; Fire Captain; Fire Chief; Fire Lieutenant; Fire Marshal; Fire Suppression Captain; Forest Fire Specialist Supervisor; Section Forest Fire Warden

Tasks

• Provide emergency medical services as required, and perform light to heavy rescue functions at emergencies.
• Maintain fire suppression equipment in good condition, checking equipment periodically to ensure that it is ready for use.
• Assign firefighters to jobs at strategic locations to facilitate rescue of persons and maximize application of extinguishing agents.
• Communicate fire details to superiors, subordinates, or interagency dispatch centers, using two-way radios.
• Serve as a working leader of an engine, hand, helicopter, or prescribed fire crew of three or more firefighters.
• Evaluate size, location, and condition of fires.
• Instruct and drill fire department personnel in assigned duties, including firefighting, medical care, hazardous materials response, fire prevention, and related subjects.
• Recruit or hire firefighting personnel.
• Assess nature and extent of fire, condition of building, danger to adjacent buildings, and water supply status to determine crew or company requirements.
• Monitor fire suppression expenditures to ensure that they are necessary and reasonable.
• Direct the training of firefighters, assigning of instructors to training classes, and providing of supervisors with reports on training progress and status.
• Perform maintenance and minor repairs on firefighting equipment, including vehicles, and write and submit proposals to modify, replace, and repair equipment.
• Evaluate the performance of assigned firefighting personnel.
• Perform administrative duties, such as compiling and maintaining records, completing forms, preparing reports, or composing correspondence.
• Recommend personnel actions related to disciplinary procedures, performance, leaves of absence, and grievances.

Knowledge

• Customer and Personal Service
• Education and Training
• Public Safety and Security
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Building and Construction
• Administration and Management
• English Language
• Mechanical
• Mathematics
• Medicine and Dentistry
• Psychology
• Law and Government
• Computers and Electronics
• Therapy and Counseling
• Administrative
• Transportation

Skills

• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Monitoring
• Writing
• Active Learning
• Learning Strategies

Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Problem Sensitivity
• Oral Comprehension
• Near Vision
• Written Comprehension
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Written Expression
• Information Ordering
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity
• Fluency of Ideas
• Category Flexibility
• Far Vision
• Speed of Closure
• Flexibility of Closure
• Manual Dexterity
• Multilimb Coordination
• Auditory Attention
• Originality
• Perceptual Speed
• Visualization
• Selective Attention
• Time Sharing
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Finger Dexterity
• Control Precision
• Static Strength
• Trunk Strength
• Stamina
• Extent Flexibility
• Gross Body Equilibrium
• Visual Color Discrimination