Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
Enforce fire regulations, inspect forest for fire hazards, and recommend forest fire prevention or control measures. May report forest fires and weather conditions.
- Tasks
- 16 tasks16 core
- Family
- Protective ServiceOne of its 28 occupations
- Code
- 33-2022.00SOC 2018: 33-2022
What the work is made of
All 16 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Relay messages about emergencies, accidents, locations of crew and personnel, and fire hazard conditions.Core taskTask 11102Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 2. Conduct wildland firefighting training.Core taskTask 21143Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 3. Estimate sizes and characteristics of fires, and report findings to base camps by radio or telephone.Core taskTask 11104Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 4. Direct crews working on firelines during forest fires.Core taskTask 11103Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 5. Locate forest fires on area maps, using azimuth sighters and known landmarks.Core taskTask 11107Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 6. Extinguish smaller fires with portable extinguishers, shovels, and axes.Core taskTask 11106Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 7. Patrol assigned areas, looking for forest fires, hazardous conditions, and weather phenomena.Core taskTask 11112Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 8. Compile and report meteorological data, such as temperature, relative humidity, wind direction and velocity, and types of cloud formations.Core taskTask 11113Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 9. Examine and inventory firefighting equipment, such as axes, fire hoses, shovels, pumps, buckets, and fire extinguishers, to determine amount and condition.Core taskTask 11109Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 10. Educate the public about fire safety and prevention.Core taskTask 21144Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 11. Direct maintenance and repair of firefighting equipment, or requisition new equipment.Core taskTask 11110Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 12. Maintain records and logbooks.Core taskTask 11108Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 13. Administer regulations regarding sanitation, fire prevention, violation corrections, and related forest regulations.Core taskTask 11105Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 14. Restrict public access and recreational use of forest lands during critical fire seasons.Core taskTask 11111Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 15. Inspect camp sites to ensure that campers are in compliance with forest use regulations.Core taskTask 11114Rated by 56 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 16. Inspect forest tracts and logging areas for fire hazards such as accumulated wastes or mishandling of combustibles, and recommend appropriate fire prevention measures.Core taskTask 11115Rated by 57 people who do the job, August 2019
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 33-2022
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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